Shimizu Pass
Minami Uonuma City
Hiking route overviewing the Mt. Tanigawa range of one of the top 100 mountains of Japan.
In the Edo period, it was a very valuable road known as the Shimizu Old Trade Road and it was also called the Road of Rice. In the Meiji period, it flourished as a road for the circulation of goods. The altitude is 1448 meters.
time required 4hour45minute～4hour45minuteEnquiries Minami-Uonuma City Commerce, Industry and Tourism Office 025-773-6665
A Shimizu (MS40)
B Shimizutouge Pass
Hiking route overviewing the Mt. Tanigawa range
Address Shimizu, Minami-Uonuma City, Niigata prefecture
Telephone 025-773-6665
How go get to
Get on Joetsu Line or Hoku-Hoku Line from Echigo-Yuzawa Station, and get off at Muikamachi Station. Change to Shimizu Line buses and get off at Shimizu for 40 minutes. About 40 minutes walk from there to the starting point for the trek.
Closest Bus Stop
Shimizu (MS40) Bus Stop
Car Access
From Tokyo25 minutes from Shiozawa-Ishiuchi IC
From Niigata40 minutes from Muikamachi IC