Kaminikkawa-toge Pass is equipped with Lodge Choubei, toilets, camping area and parking lots.
Hike up through the forest, and head in a northeast direction at the fork after Fukuchan-so mountain hut.
The surrounding forest will turn into a grass field with an open view, and the trail reaches the main ridgeline with a giant rock named Kaminari-iwa (literally, “thunder rock”), which is approximately an hour and 25 minutes from Kaminikkawa-toge Pass. Great views of Mt. Fuji can be enjoyed from the ridgeline.
Mt. Daibosatsurei, the highest peak of this route, is approximately 20 minutes round trip from here.
From Kaminari-iwa, proceed southeast on the ridgeline and hike up from the col named Saino-kawara where a shelter hut is, and hikers will reach Daibosatsu-toge Pass in approximately 40 minutes. A mountain hut named Kaizan-so that has a restaurant and a souvenir store, as well as a signboard with the place name and Jizo deity statue, can be found there.
Hike back up the trail through the forest to get to Mt. Kumasawa (Kumasawa-yama), then descend on a scenic ridgeline, and hikers will arrive at Ishimaru-toge Pass in approximately 30 minutes.
The gently sloping hiking trail through bamboo grass field eventually turns into a steep uphill through the forest and reaches Mt. Koganezawa in approximately an hour and 10 minutes, and Mt. Ushiokuno-gangaharasuri in approximately another 35 minutes away.
Proceed on the ridgeline through the grass field and into the forest, and Mt. Kuro-dake is approximately an hour away.
Hike through Shiroyano-maru, where giant rocks are scattered about and visibility improves, and descend a steep slope, the trail reaches Yunosawa-toge Pass, where the shelter hut is, in approximately 40 minutes. Another 40 minutes of descending will take hikers to the Yunosawa-toge trailhead.
Proceed on the forestry road along a mountain stream for approximately an hour and 10 minutes, the trail will reach Yamato Tenmokuzan Onsen hot spring.
