{"id":6888,"date":"2020-12-05T20:46:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T11:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bappashota.com\/?p=6888"},"modified":"2021-08-15T11:14:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T02:14:58","slug":"hiking-mt-sobo-in-kyushu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/en\/hiking-mt-sobo-in-kyushu\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Mt. Sobo In Kyushu | 100 Famous Japanese Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6888\" class=\"elementor elementor-6888\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c27e069 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c27e069\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba1d020\" data-id=\"ba1d020\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-079ad6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"079ad6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On our quest to climb all 100 famous Japanese mountains or \u65e5\u672c\u767e\u540d\u5c71 (Nihon Hyakumeizan) as they are known in Japanese, we headed to Mt. Sobo, located on the prefectural border of Miyazaki, Oita and Kumamoto on the southern island of Kyushu.\u00a0<\/p><p>Mount Sobo translates to \u201cgrandmother mountain\u201d in Japanese and to be honest, we really struggled to find decent information online prior to doing this hike. We hiked up Mt. Sobo from Miyazaki prefecture and we will share our experience of climbing Mt. Sobo below.\u00a0<\/p><p>The information we share in our <a href=\"http:\/\/bappashota.com\/en\/category\/hiking-in-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100 famous Japanese mountains<\/a> blog posts include the type of information we wish we could have read before doing the hikes ourselves!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-937d06c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"937d06c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66563bdb\" data-id=\"66563bdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4983fd19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4983fd19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4654c54 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4654c54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1366fd\" data-id=\"f1366fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-927f1aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"927f1aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-14.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6918\" alt=\"Mt. Sobo Kyushu Hiking In Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-14.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-14-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-14-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15fe5a3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15fe5a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0af80de\" data-id=\"0af80de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-343a3c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"343a3c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Mt. Sobo (\u7956\u6bcd\u5c71)<\/p><p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Oita Prefecture, Kyushu\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Height:<\/strong> 1756m<\/p><p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 4.5 Hours (2.5 hours up and 2 hours down)<\/p><p><strong>Difficulty Rating:<\/strong> 2\/5<\/p><p><strong>Trail Head:<\/strong> Kitatani Trail Head, Miyazaki Prefecture (see map below)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5088c0d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5088c0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11b03d6\" data-id=\"11b03d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8bceda elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"d8bceda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=%E7%A5%96%E6%AF%8D%E5%B1%B1%20%E5%8C%97%E8%B0%B7%E7%99%BB%E5%B1%B1%E5%8F%A3&#038;t=m&#038;z=10&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"\u7956\u6bcd\u5c71 \u5317\u8c37\u767b\u5c71\u53e3\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"\u7956\u6bcd\u5c71 \u5317\u8c37\u767b\u5c71\u53e3\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04c4e37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04c4e37\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f7b79e\" data-id=\"2f7b79e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d781fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d781fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; 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Sobo, Kyushu<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c3ed3f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c3ed3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8b66a7\" data-id=\"c8b66a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ad95f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28ad95f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mt. Sobo can be hiked from trailheads located in Kumamoto, Oita and Miyazaki. Since we were spending a few weeks travelling around Miyazaki prefecture in our campervan, starting the hike from the kitatani trailhead in Miyazaki prefecture made the most sense for us. If attempting to use public transport, it might be better to start the hike from the Oita prefecture trailhead since there seems to be bus connections.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17ebc95 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17ebc95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1d15e0\" data-id=\"d1d15e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3271ede elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3271ede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6894\" alt=\"Mount Sobo Kyushu Hiking In Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-2-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-2-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98e5763 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98e5763\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eceadef\" data-id=\"eceadef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbad597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"cbad597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4850256 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4850256\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b36eba7\" data-id=\"b36eba7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db41344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db41344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the north of Miyazaki prefecture, there is a well-known town called Takachiho which is home to the stunning Takachiho gorge. It\u2019s likely that if you are visiting Miyazaki prefecture, you will visit this spot and it\u2019s en route to the Mt Sobo trailhead so it\u2019s worth stopping there on the way if you have time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc55f71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc55f71\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd4d988\" data-id=\"bd4d988\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff20af elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ff20af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d452c21 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d452c21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbad883\" data-id=\"dbad883\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c361bb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c361bb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mt. Sobo Trailhead<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-253609c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"253609c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffd9354\" data-id=\"ffd9354\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e1f21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4e1f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We drove towards the kitatani trailhead of Mt. Sobo from Takachiho town and saw signposts on the way for &#8220;Mt. Sobo trailhead&#8221; which were in both English and Japanese. Even though we were following the navigation on google maps, seeing these signs was reassuring.<\/p><p>The drive from Takachiho town to the Mt. Sobo kitatani trailhead took around 30-40 minutes and we passed through a small town with traditional Japanese buildings on the way.<\/p><p>The closer you get to the trailhead, the windier and rougher the road gets. The road becomes a single track so be prepared to do some reversing if you meet any other vehicles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3c6d5c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3c6d5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56122a6\" data-id=\"56122a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b3a22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80b3a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-19.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6928\" alt=\"Mount Sobo Kyushu Hiking In Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-19.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-19-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-19-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c8de46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c8de46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a36994\" data-id=\"4a36994\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e42dab elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1e42dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2004009 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2004009\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b8b3f3\" data-id=\"2b8b3f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d9619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2d9619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We reached a clearing with a torii gate and there were around 8 cars parked. There was also a barrier blocking any vehicles from driving further. We parked up and discovered it was possible to start the hike up Mt. Sobo from this point.<\/p><p>On google maps, it looks like if you can drive further on, there is a car park with toilets. However, when we did the hike in November 2020, we encountered trucks on the single track road so presumably there must have been construction going on and that\u2019s why the road was closed. At the parking area where the torii gate is, there are no toilets.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ef8c1e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ef8c1e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7bfc0f\" data-id=\"a7bfc0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2eecc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2eecc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-18.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6926\" alt=\"Mount Sobo Kyushu Hiking In Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-18.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-18-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-18-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd2878c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd2878c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-895e62f\" data-id=\"895e62f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3327828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3327828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around 50m from the torii gate there is the starting point to the hike which is signposted in Japanese. There are 10 stations between the starting point and the top of Mt. Sobo and these are marked with wooden poles so you can keep track of how far you still have to hike.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We spoke to another hiker in the car park who said it\u2019s possible to do a loop hike from the car park at the torii gate to the top of Mt. Sobo, but it wasn\u2019t very clear to us which path we would need to take on the way back down so we decided to stay safe and hike up and down the same route.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d92114 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d92114\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae4f591\" data-id=\"ae4f591\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bacaf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bacaf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-17.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6924\" alt=\"Mount Sobo Kyushu Hiking In Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-17.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-17-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-17-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3370346 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3370346\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c731af\" data-id=\"5c731af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4e6f3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b4e6f3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; 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Sobo Hike<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf2def8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf2def8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37d3ca6\" data-id=\"37d3ca6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b768329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b768329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first 60-90 minutes of the hike was very steep but the cold November breeze kept us cool. If you are doing this hike in the summer months, make sure to bring lots of water. After the initial steep section, the mountain then flattened out a bit and became much more comfortable to hike.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66b1436 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66b1436\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfd50cd\" data-id=\"cfd50cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7234b7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7234b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6900\" alt=\"Mount Sobo Kyushu Hiking In Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-5.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-5-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-5-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73c021c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73c021c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7702be\" data-id=\"d7702be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf1af0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"cf1af0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50ded1f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50ded1f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d498e2e\" data-id=\"d498e2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-793fe5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"793fe5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the hike, you will pass a signpost which marks where the three prefectures meet, this is around the half-way point. The hike then meanders through a forest where there is evidence of wild pigs since a lot of the soil has been dug up. After some more time, you will reach a flat clearing where another path joins (we guessed it was the path from the trailhead on the Kumamoto side).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41dc41f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41dc41f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-603fae4\" data-id=\"603fae4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd809d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd809d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6898\" alt=\"Mount Sobo Kyushu Hiking In Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-4.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-4-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-4-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a671706 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a671706\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94f586a\" data-id=\"94f586a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f8fa57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f8fa57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From here you can see the top of Mt. Sobo and this is the last 45-60 minute stretch. The hike continues through trees and you need to clamber over tree roots. You will then reach a signpost in Japanese which indicates left for the overnight hut and right for the summit. Even if you take the path towards the hut, you can continue on past the hut and meet the main hiking trail again which leads to the summit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last section of the hike before reaching the summit is quite rocky and could be slippery if it\u2019s been raining or is icy so please take care since Shota slipped and fell on his bum! <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce6588c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce6588c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e56ab93\" data-id=\"e56ab93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be8c5b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be8c5b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6902\" alt=\"Mount Sobo Kyushu Hiking In Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-6.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-6-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-6-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ead7d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ead7d3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd203ed\" data-id=\"bd203ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab7f3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"eab7f3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; 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Sobo Hut<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a743a7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a743a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a63cb7e\" data-id=\"a63cb7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765c01f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"765c01f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-8.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6906\" alt=\"Mount Sobo Kyushu Hiking In Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-8.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-8-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-8-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-464eac1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"464eac1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ffb3ff\" data-id=\"4ffb3ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-355e987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"355e987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around 10-15 minutes below the summit is a free-to-use overnight hut for hikers. We headed up Mt. Sobo in the afternoon and stayed overnight at the hut before hiking up to the summit to see the sunrise. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e58195 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e58195\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2976b8d\" data-id=\"2976b8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405fedc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"405fedc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-10.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6910\" alt=\"Mount Sobo Kyushu Hiking In Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-10.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-10-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-10-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4cb398 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4cb398\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81c77af\" data-id=\"81c77af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-356ed42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"356ed42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the day we stayed at the hut, we had it all to ourselves. It was much better than we expected and was equipped with a log-burning stove, blankets, a toilet and CD player. There was no running water when we visited and there only appeared to be enough space outside for 1 tent. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db817b1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db817b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e860b63\" data-id=\"e860b63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22efaa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22efaa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6904\" alt=\"Mount Sobo Kyushu Hiking In Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-7.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-7-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-7-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1adb169 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1adb169\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe49ba0\" data-id=\"fe49ba0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aecfbe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aecfbe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fire took a while to get going since a lot of the wood was damp but it did make a big difference once the hut started to warm up a bit. The bedroom located above the wood burning stove was definitely the best choice for keeping warm. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3609ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3609ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30625c7\" data-id=\"30625c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e79fe64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e79fe64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbd7486 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbd7486\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af22781\" data-id=\"af22781\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2483b46 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2483b46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54f89bd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54f89bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a279ee\" data-id=\"0a279ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5da8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a5da8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overall Impressions of Hiking Mt. Sobo<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12bbaab elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12bbaab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-553166e\" data-id=\"553166e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f8944 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65f8944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-12.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6914\" alt=\"Mount Sobo Kyushu Hiking In Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-12.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-12-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mount-Sobo-Kyushu-Hiking-In-Japan-100-Famous-Japanese-Mountains-12-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54afbdc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54afbdc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef1881d\" data-id=\"ef1881d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96c75e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96c75e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This hike exceeded our expectations and we really enjoyed our night in the hut near the top of Mt. Sobo. We were so lucky with the weather when we watched the sunrise from the summit and saw the most amazing sea of clouds while the sun was rising.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though we couldn\u2019t find much information online about this hike prior to doing it, we are glad we persevered and did it anyways. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1174ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1174ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e758d5\" data-id=\"5e758d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da34c4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9da34c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9f703a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9f703a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2de7ab\" data-id=\"a2de7ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fd654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44fd654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We recorded a video about our hike up Mt. Sobo and our overnight stay at the hut, check it out below.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d4f572 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d4f572\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21fc1d8\" data-id=\"21fc1d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb49b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0cb49b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=1-qr8ICnE-g&amp;t=473s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f92d10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f92d10\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e77c2ef\" data-id=\"e77c2ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1de461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a1de461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On our quest to climb all 100 famous Japanese mountains or \u65e5\u672c\u767e\u540d\u5c71 (Nihon Hyaku-meizan) as they are known in Japanese, we headed to Mt. 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