Mt Ishizuchi 石鎚山

Visited 17 Jun 2016

Name of Atraction : Mt Ishizuchi 石鎚山
Tripadvisor Name : Mt Ishizuchi


Name : Mt Ishizuchi Ropeway Station
TEL : 0897-59-0331 
Area : Saijo 西条市  
Opening Hours : generally from 9 am to 5 or 6 pm
For details, refer to http://www.ishizuchi.com/rw
Admission(Round trip) :
Adults 1950¥
Elementary school students (7-12 years old) 980¥
Parking (駐車場) : 500¥ or 700¥

1. Upon reaching the destination, the first car park costs 500¥. Park here as it's only 50m from the beginning of the walk-up to the Ropeway Station. If you park right opposite the walk-up, it costs 700¥.
2. The cable car leaves every 20 minutes and it's a short ride about 6-8 minutes each way. The last cable car to leave from the top is at 5 or 6pm.
3. From the top cable car station, it’s about a 30 min walk to the 1st stop, the Joju shrine (成就社). The walk to Joju is good, and mostly shaded. The view is fantastic !

Map of the walk

Trail is well sign-posted

Walking trail

Remarks
Apparently, the walk from the top cable car station to the summit would take about 3 hours. The elevation change from the top cable car station to the summit is from 1300 metres to 1974 metres. The level of difficulty is graded 4 out of 5. For more information, refer to http://www.ishizuchi.com.