Mount Okudainichidake Travel Guide
Nearby Restaurants
SEAT RESERVATIONRakumi (River Retreat Garaku)
This kaiseki restaurant in the luxury hotel River Retreat Garaku uses an abundance of seasonal ingredients from Toyama’s mountains, rivers and sea. Enjoy 50 types of local sake and a complimentary dip in the hotel’s onsen after.
SEAT RESERVATIONL'evo
French avant-garde meets local produce for an unforgettable dining experience.
SEAT RESERVATIONTresonnier (River Retreat Garaku)
Wild mountain vegetables and hunted game from the Japanese Alps feature heavily in this French restaurant’s menus. Headed by a chef formerly from the legendary L’evo, Tresonnier highlights the “seasonal treasures” of Toyama.
Standing 2602m tall, this is one of the best mountains in the Japanese Alps for intermediate and advanced climbers. The climb begins at the Mt. Dainichidake trailhead, and it’s all guns blazing from here, with a steep ascent right from the get go.
The rough and largely undeveloped trail leads top to stone stairs, and eventually to a boardwalk which makes things a little easier on the legs. Those who feel like a dip in a hot spring can stop along the way at Dainichi-daira Sansou Mountain Hut, or continue on to a patch of swampland.
Further on you’ll brave dirt trails, rocky sections, and more steep ascents before emerging triumphant at the summit. You’ll know you’re almost there when passing Shichifukuen Garden — a beautiful spot for stopping to enjoy autumnal foliage.
Those who’re feeling even more adventurous can continue even further down across more mountaintops — including Mt. Bessan with its Shinto shrine, and narrow-peaked Mt. Onanjiyama — eventually finishing up at the Murodo bus terminal on the other side.
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