Ice climbing courses in Japan

With many icicles and frozen waterfalls during the winter season, Japan is a great ice climbing destination. Why don’t you come here to get started on this sport?

I propose you to join a group for a 1 or 2-day course where you will learn the basics on ice climbing. There are courses in different locations, depending if its early or late season.

Ice climbing spots

• Natsuzawa Onsen in the Yatsugatake mountains, a group of eight volcanic peaks in the border between Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures.

• Mount Myōjin (Myojindake) big icicles. This is a 1432 m peak of the North Japan Alps. 

• Arafuneyama, a 1423 m peak in Gunma prefecture. There’s an ice fall in a gully called Shōten-no-tsurara (icicles of Ascension).

• Ogawayama. This 2418 m peak is a very famous rock climbing destination. During winter, it also becomes attractive for ice climbers. Here, we’ll go to Karasawa-no-taki ice fall.

• Okuchichibu mountains, a group of peaks on western Tokyo. Our spot here will be Masutomi Onsen. A 5 min walk from the parking will lead us to a 60 m waterfall.

If you’d like to take an introductory ice climbing course in Japan, send a request! I can assure you it will be a great experience. 

In case you’re looking for other kind of winter activities in Japan, you can also consider this snow mountain climbing course for beginners.