Mt. Maruyama

Mt. Maruyama: 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. Maruyama

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. Maruyama — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.45918, 139.23002. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mt. Maruyama

• Arakura shrine · temple · Yamagata Prefecture · ~65 km · Must-see
• Yoshimamesauri Temple · temple · Yamagata Prefecture · ~67 km · Must-see
• Kamo Aquarium · attraction · Yamagata Prefecture · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kinpō Shrine · temple · Yamagata Prefecture · ~69 km · Must-see
• Suwa Shrine (Shibata) · temple · Yama · ~72 km · Must-see
• Zenpoji · Buddhist site · Yamagata Prefecture · ~73 km · Must-see
• 大形神社 · temple · Niigata Prefecture · ~74 km · Must-see
• 注連寺 · Buddhist site · Yamagata Prefecture · ~74 km · Must-see
• Chido Museum · museum · Yamagata Prefecture · ~74 km · Must-see
• 荘内神社 · temple · Yamagata Prefecture · ~75 km · Must-see
• 庄内藩校 致道館 · fort · Yamagata Prefecture · ~75 km · Must-see
• Kamaya Beach · beach · Iwafune · ~1 km
• 粟島 · river spot · Iwafune · ~1 km
• Awashima horse park · viewpoint · Iwafune · ~2 km
• Cape Hotoke · beach · Iwafune · ~2 km
• 観音寺 · Buddhist site · Iwafune · ~3 km
• 粟島浦村資料館 · museum · Iwafune · ~3 km
• Cape Hatazaki · beach · Iwafune · ~4 km

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

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mt. Maruyama

• Mount Yudono · viewpoint · Nishimurayama · ~83 km · Must-see
• Mt. Haguro · viewpoint · Yamagata Prefecture · ~89 km · Must-see
• 金剛山 · viewpoint · Niigata Prefecture · ~97 km · Must-see
• Mount Chōkai · viewpoint · Akumi · ~126 km · Must-see
• Mount Kōmyō · viewpoint · Minamiaizu · ~136 km · Must-see
• Mt. Zaō · viewpoint · Katta · ~140 km · Must-see
• Awashima horse park · viewpoint · Iwafune · ~2 km
• Mt. Nihonkoku · viewpoint · Niigata Prefecture · ~41 km
• Tenpakusan · viewpoint · Yamagata Prefecture · ~44 km
• Mt. Yahazu · viewpoint · Yamagata Prefecture · ~46 km

All hill stations & viewpoints in Niigata Prefecture

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