Lion Rock

Lion Rock: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Lion Rock

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Lion Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.88435, 136.09839. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lion Rock

• Hananoiwaya Shrine · temple · Yoshino · ~1 km · Must-see
• 瀞峡 (Doro-kyo Gorge) · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~24 km · Must-see
• 阿須賀神社 · temple · Wakayama Prefecture · ~25 km · Must-see
• Shingū Castle · fort · Wakayama Prefecture · ~25 km · Must-see
• Kumano Hayatama Taisha · temple · Wakayama Prefecture · ~25 km · Must-see
• 浄泉寺 · Buddhist site · Wakayama Prefecture · ~25 km · Must-see
• 本廣寺 · Buddhist site · Wakayama Prefecture · ~25 km · Must-see
• 九木神社 · temple · Mie Prefecture · ~25 km · Must-see
• 王子神社 · temple · Wakayama Prefecture · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kamikura Shrine · temple · Wakayama Prefecture · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tamaki Jinja · temple · Yoshino · ~31 km · Must-see
• 不動七重滝 · waterfall · Yoshino · ~34 km · Must-see
• 笹の滝 · waterfall · Yoshino · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tafuke-Oji · fort · Higashimuro · ~38 km · Must-see
• Nachi Falls · waterfall · Higashimuro · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kumano Hongū Taisha · temple · Yoshino · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hiro Shrine · temple · Higashimuro · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fudarakusan-ji · Buddhist site · Higashimuro · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lion Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lion Rock

• 瀞峡 (Doro-kyo Gorge) · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mt. Sanjogatake · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mt. Shisun-iwa · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mt. Ryujin · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Myojin · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~66 km · Must-see
• 薊岳 · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mt. Kunimi · viewpoint · Mie Prefecture · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Kunimi (Matsusaka, Mie and Higashiyoshino, Nara) · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Yoshino · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mt. Takami · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~76 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Mie Prefecture

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