Honjo: Limestone Roofs and Sport Climbing in the Banjo Valley | Japan Climbing Crags
Honjo in Oita offers river-valley limestone sport climbing. Confirm the sector and shared visitor route before laying out equipment.
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Honjo in Oita offers river-valley limestone sport climbing. Confirm the sector and shared visitor route before laying out equipment.
Horai is a large tuff climbing area in Shinshiro, Aichi, ranging from Ganko-iwa's 5.10–5.11 routes to the steep hard climbing around Oni-iwa and Haikara-iwa. For the Chi-iwa Gorge approach, follow the city's instructions: park at Yuya Onsen, transfer to JR or a shuttle on its specified operating dates, and walk in.
Horuiiwa in Hyogo offers granite cracks and faces above kobe. Identify the approach and private-facility boundaries first.
Hyotan Cave offers limestone climbing. Check the named access source and individual sector before choosing routes.
Ishigakiyama offers andesite climbing. Check the named access source and individual sector before choosing routes.
Kamuiiwa offers limestone climbing. Check the named access source and individual sector before choosing routes.
Kasama Boulders offers granite climbing. Check the named access source and individual sector before choosing routes.
Kawamata is a limestone sport crag near Naguri. Avoid the areas affected by JFA’s Hebi-iwa collapse and overhead-tree notices pending confirmed resolution; follow the local parking agreement.
Kofu Makuiwa offers woodland tuff sport climbing, mainly spring/autumn. Komorigawa Road is closed at km 6–8; check the prefecture’s Kashiyama or Kannon-toge/Ohnoyama alternatives.
Kogashiyama offers chert climbing. Check the named access source and individual sector before choosing routes.
Koshizawa Buttress is an Okutama multipitch training cliff. Modest grades still require trad, rope-management and retreat skills; confirm the current approach after historical typhoon damage.
Mikuradake is a granite destination around three rocky summits in Otake, Hiroshima, with cracks, slabs and multipitch lines. Submit the park entry form at the rest house, then choose a wall for your gear-placement and descent skills.
Mitsutoge is a mountain multipitch cliff, generally April–October, for teams with trad and multipitch skills. Include the walk, insulation, protection assessment and descent in the day.
Mizunami Byobuiwa offers granite cracks and friction faces, mainly autumn–spring. Respect private land and community parking; assess trad-protection skills alongside grades.
Nabari is a welded-tuff crack-climbing destination in Mie Prefecture, with routes from Crack Baby and Nabari Nyumon to difficult finger cracks; bring gear-placement and jamming skills. For a first visit, obtain the local topo, assess the river crossing, and bring a vehicle marker, a yellow flag and appropriate crossing equipment.
Nodake in Nagasaki offers vertical and gently overhanging sport climbing. Older climbing descriptions mention access coordination by local mountaineering groups.
Ojigatake in Okayama offers granite bouldering above the seto inland sea. Ojigatake is in Setonaikai National Park, and the city notes permission requirements for structures and work on trees.
Okura offers river bouldering near Jogi, Sendai. Check the water level, damaged approach and residential access before choosing a boulder.
Otaru Akaiwa offers andesitic agglomerate climbing. Check the named access source and individual sector before choosing routes.
Shimane Peninsula in Shimane offers dispersed sea-cliff faces and cracks. Each coastal entrance has its own boundaries.