Mt. Ushigaiwa

Mt. Ushigaiwa: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mt. Ushigaiwa

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Mt. Ushigaiwa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.82807, 139.77145. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mt. Ushigaiwa

• Aizushingu Castle Ruins · fort · Fukushima Prefecture · ~29 km · Must-see
• 新宮熊野神社 · temple · Fukushima Prefecture · ~30 km · Must-see
• 御殿場公園 · park · Fukushima Prefecture · ~34 km · Must-see
• 愛宕神社 · temple · Yamagata Prefecture · ~35 km · Must-see
• Kokoro Shimizu Hachiman Jinja shrine · temple · Kawanuma · ~35 km · Must-see
• 八海山 法音寺 · Buddhist site · Yamagata Prefecture · ~37 km · Must-see
• 春日神社 · fort · Yamagata Prefecture · ~38 km · Must-see
• Uesugi Shrine · temple · Yamagata Prefecture · ~38 km · Must-see
• Shōjō-ji Temple · Buddhist site · Kawanuma · ~38 km · Must-see
• 松岬神社 · temple · Yamagata Prefecture · ~38 km · Must-see
• 日朝寺 · Buddhist site · Yamagata Prefecture · ~39 km · Must-see
• Haguro shrine · temple · Yamagata Prefecture · ~41 km · Must-see
• Humonzan Kouanji Temple · Buddhist site · Onuma · ~46 km · Must-see
• 阿弥陀寺 · Buddhist site · Fukushima Prefecture · ~48 km · Must-see
• itsukushima jinja · temple · Fukushima Prefecture · ~49 km · Must-see
• 興徳寺 · Buddhist site · Fukushima Prefecture · ~49 km · Must-see
• Namekawa Great Falls · waterfall · Yamagata Prefecture · ~50 km · Must-see
• 大龍寺 · Buddhist site · Fukushima Prefecture · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mt. Ushigaiwa

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mt. Ushigaiwa

• Mount Kōmyō · viewpoint · Minamiaizu · ~78 km · Must-see
• Mt. Zaō · viewpoint · Katta · ~86 km · Must-see
• Mount Yudono · viewpoint · Nishimurayama · ~100 km · Must-see
• Mt. Tashiro · viewpoint · Tochigi Prefecture · ~123 km · Must-see
• Mt. Haguro · viewpoint · Yamagata Prefecture · ~124 km · Must-see
• Mount Echigo-Komagatake · viewpoint · Niigata Prefecture · ~124 km · Must-see
• Mt. Funagata · viewpoint · Kami · ~127 km · Must-see
• Mount Hiuchigatake · viewpoint · Tochigi Prefecture · ~133 km · Must-see
• Mount Shibutsu · viewpoint · Tone · ~145 km · Must-see
• Mt. Chosho · viewpoint · Fukushima Prefecture · ~5 km

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