Hatasaka Campground

Not recommended as a camp ground but it is also the trailhead with free parking lot. I add my hiking experience below for those who are looking for more details. I had a chance to hike the Mt. Funagata on August 18th. There were only few flowers around but the weather was great and the scenery at the summit was breathtaking. Here is some helpful details. There are 3 main hiking trails and another path connecting the Mt. Izumigatake. I was planning to start from the Otaki trail but unfortunately the road shown on the Google map was not for regular cars. So I ended up with the Hatasaka trail. There is a camp ground and free parking area here. You can see the trail map and the details. The altitude is 620 here so the total elevation was 880 m. It is 7.5 km and 4hr 10 min is the suggested time to hikeU up. After 3.9 km there is a connection path to the Otaki trailhead. Considering the challenging path after this point I decided to go to the Otaki trail head to make the peak and return from the Hatasaka trail to make the loop. The length of the total trial for both sides are almost the same but it is much easier this way. Check the photos. I made the summit in 3,5 hrs including the resting times. There is no water supply except the creek on the Hatasaka trail. After about 4 km you walk through the creek. Luckily it wasn’t raining but was very slippery. Do not recommend this path on a rainy day. Most of the path was narrow and bamboo grass and bushes are making it harder to walk. It is mainly forest until you get closer to the summit. The view was amazing at the top. There is also an emergency hut here. Take your time and enjoy the view. The descending took 2,5 hours from the Hatasaka trail. There was another hut on the way. The door was open and no one was there. It is for emergency as far as I understood. Don’t forget to write on the guest book there. Although it wasn’t a challenging path I got tired since it was a bit long trail. All the sigs are in Japanese so make sure you know them. They were also broken some of them were hard to see. Hope this comment helps you. Enjoy your hike.

It is a free campground for professionals. 【Note】 Google may guide you on the way from the Spring Valley side of Izumigatake, but it is quite off road and you can not go with a normal car! It's a mess because it is partly collapsed or full of rocks on the way lol I went on an ordinary bike and managed to get there, but use a different route if you are not an off-road bike. 【Basic information】 Although it is docomo, radio waves do not enter the basics. Rarely pick up in the parking lot. The toilet is Japanese style but it is well maintained and clean. You can drink the water in the kitchen by boiling it. Take out the trash. There is a BBQ space. Feeling like sleeping while listening to the sound of the clear stream. I want to go again.

It's good to be wide. 🚻 is also nearby.

It's definitely not a place to enter easily It's named after the promenade, but it's not as easy as walking to play. The road is difficult to understand anyway, and it is no longer maintained and it is no longer a beast Rocks and tree roots jump out and are dangerous, almost cliffs here and there, there are no grips, no railings or ropes, and slippery Anyway, the promenade is not a place where you can easily walk with children and pets, it is rather a mountain trail, and you should not stop if you are not familiar with it to some extent.

If you want to enjoy nature ❗