Climbing in Japan

[climbergrrl]

Hey there everyone!

Just wondering if anyone can help me out. Does anyone know if there are any good places to climb in southern Japan, near Fukuoka, Nagasaki or Hiroshima? I know that the rock there is probably volcanic, so there should be good climbing, but I don't know of any crags.

If anyone does know of some, or knows of a good website or book that I can research, any info that you could pass on would be greatly appreciated.

Take care!
Heidi

P.S. - Still planning to go to Ganhyeon, Seonunsan, and some crags around Daegu or Busan in the next 10 days or so, come out and join if you're interested! Everyone's welcome!
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[rara]

Check out the following pages.

There is one famous rock climbing area called Mikuradake in Hiroshima. This place is also known for the artificial wall named Maronwall. I never been there but heard it is great fun with a lot of routs. Some climbing journals are published in every month or two but they are all in Japanese unfortunatey.

http://www2.mnx.jp/~kev6145/mikura.htm

http://www.outdoorjapan.com/rockclimbing/activity-rc-nagasaki.html

Otherwise, Naganoken is the Mecca for Japanese climbers with beautiful camp site and Onsen. Ogawayama is the one and you can find several websites about it in English.

http://www.ogawayama.com/

Good Luck.
Young

[climbergrrl]

Wow! Cool! Thanks so much for all of the help! I really appreciate it! Hope to have some great climbing there! Have a great summer! Don't let the rain get you down! :)

Ciao!
Heidi