Rishiri 1-day flower tour and hike, Hokkaido
Toshiya, a JMGA mountain guide living in Rishiri, takes you on a 1-day hiking trip to this remote island in the north-west of Hokkaido to admire alpine flowers in bloom.
1 Day
Jun - Sep
Low
Description
Rishiri, a small volcanic island located almost 20 km off Hokkaido’s north-west coast, has a unique variety of alpine flowers. Do you want to visit this flower heaven?
This 1-day hiking tour is an amazing opportunity for flower lovers traveling to Japan.
In April, when snow starts melting, the season of flowers begins and it lasts until September. From the coast and up to Mount Rishiri —located at the heart of the island—, you’ll be able to admire a hundreds of flowers.
Rebun Island, Rishiri’s neighbor island, is another great spot to observe them.
Every week there’s a flower variation, so you depending when you get there you’ll see a different place.
Because of this, the tour route will also change every day. I will decide the best places to take you based on the seasonal flowers.
You can join this tour in the morning or in the afternoon. We’ll be hiking for two hours, and the whole trip will take between 3-4 hours.
Let’s explore together the beautiful flower scenery of this Japanese island. Send a request to book this hiking trip!
If you’d like to combine this trip with another adventure in Rishiri island, take a look at this overnight climbing trip in Mount Rishiri.
Price includes
- Guiding fee
Meeting point
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More info
This tour can be guided by me or one of my partners.
What to bring:
- Clothes and Shoes for easy mountain climbing
- Backpack
- Trekking shoes
- Rain wear (both tops and bottoms)
- Hat/Cap
- Empty Water bottle for filling up fresh water at the spring in the mountain
- Sunscreen
- Camera
- Pen and note (option for alpine flower observation)
About the guide
-Toshiya
4.8
(27)
Ski Guide
I was born on the island of Rishiri in 1969. I still live here today! Since my childhood, I have spent most of my time in the sea, going fishing, and in the mountain going skiing. I’m a ski guide (level 2) from the Japanese Mountain Guide Association. I’m the only one on the island. I have reached the summit of Rishiri more than 500 times… It’s my great pleasure to guide here and let people from all around the world discover this beautiful island all year round. Please feel free to get in touch with me if you are looking for a local expert to guide you in Rishiri. Besides mountain guiding, I'm managing a family hostel here so I can help you with the accommodation as well.
Languages
Japanese | English
Certificates
JMGA
What people are saying about -Toshiya
Joanna
We had an amazing time in Rishiri thanks to Toshiya and Maki. They create a very special atmosphere around, where you feel truly welcome. Very friendly and kind people running a top notch operation with big smiles. Everything is well organised, starting with the pick up from the ferry, very comfortable rooms, extremely tasteful food, place to store and dry your gear, getting to the ski touring spots, getting snacks on the way & the backcountry experience is something just spectacular. Rishiri is a very special place. Toshiya is experienced, smart, professional guide; who knows exactly where and when to be around the island to get the best possible experience of snowboarding. We really enjoyed the tours, the pace, the relaxed vibe, powder snow. Pity we could not stay even longer :( Arigato gozaimas & matane!
Jan
Best guide possible, as well as the other guides were very good
Silvia
Incredible experience, we had such an amazing time! The places we went were beautiful, accommodations were really comfortable. Food was so well made... We would love to come back one day. The skiing there was beautiful even in March, we got heaps of powder the last two days in beautiful terrain.
Massimo
Toshiya and the guys here are amazing. Both as persons and as guides. Wonderful experience and great times!
Chris
Toshiya is a perfect guide. His lodge is homely and welcoming and he knows the mountain extremely well. He is fun to ski with and will show you deep powder on storm days and beautiful runs with views of the mountain and ocean on clear days.
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