A chert crag in Shimukappu village, central Hokkaido. ROCKTOPO lists 113 lines in total (101 face routes, 11 boulder problems), with an unusually deep 5.12–5.13 range, and the walls sit right beside Prefectural Road 136. Season is May–October; winter snow reaches about 1 m. The nearest station is Shimukappu on the JR Sekisho Line, but no official bus serves the crag, so in practice you drive.
Jogasaki is a lava sea cliff in Ito, Shizuoka: andesite, mostly trad crack climbing plus sport routes and bouldering. ROCKTOPO lists 494 routes (255 cracks). Best from December to April, reached on foot from Futo, Jogasaki-Kaigan or Izu-Kogen stations on the Izukyu line.
Granite bouldering on the Kizu riverbed in Kasagi, Kyoto: 109 problems on ROCKTOPO (about 100 per CLIMBING-net), mostly 4-kyu to 1-kyu. Both sites list it as year-round, with CLIMBING-net warning that midwinter is harsh. It is a 5–10 minute walk from JR Kasagi Station on the Kansai Line; the boulders are free, but drivers park at the paid Kasagi Campground downstream.
A granite bouldering area in Nishinomiya, Hyogo. ROCKTOPO lists 126 problems (10-kyu to 3-dan, most in the 4-kyu band); CLIMBING-net says about 50. Season: year-round, poor in midsummer. CLIMBING-net puts it 15 minutes on foot from Hankyu Koyoen Station; drivers use the paid lot at Kitayama Botanical Garden.
A bouldering area on the Tama River banks in Ome, Tokyo. The rock is mostly chert, ROCKTOPO lists 271 problems from 10-kyu to 4-dan, and ROCKTOPO's season runs October to May because summer is hot and humid. Walk to the river from JR Mitake Station on the Ome Line.
A granite crag in Hokuto, Yamanashi: ROCKTOPO lists 733 routes (371 cracks, 128 multi-pitch) plus 539 problems at Mizugakiyama Boulder. Season is April–November and the forest road closes in winter. The seasonal bus from JR Nirasaki Station does not reach the Mizugakiyama Nature Park where climbers park.
Granite crags around Mawarime-daira in Kawakami, Nagano. ROCKTOPO lists 1,055 routes (sport, crack, multi-pitch) plus 611 boulder problems. ROCKTOPO gives April–November, CLIMBING-net May–October; the campground sits around 1,600 m and gets cold in spring and autumn. The nearest station is Shinano-Kawakami on the JR Koumi Line, then a village bus to Kawahake.
A coastal granite crag in Kita-Samuraihama, Kuji City, Iwate. ROCKTOPO lists 95 lines (52 boulder problems, 39 face routes, 4 cracks), and CLIMBING-net gives a season of late March to late November. Sources only describe driving access: about 15 minutes north of central Kuji on Route 45. Most bolts are old and corroded by the sea, and CLIMBING-net suggests top-roping if in doubt.
Toyota is the collective name for a dozen-plus granite boulder areas in the hills east of Toyota City, Aichi, centred on the Otaki Gorge. ROCKTOPO lists 941 boulder problems and 76 face routes; its season is Feb–May and Oct–Dec, CLIMBING-net says autumn to spring. Night climbing is banned everywhere and roadside parking has drawn strong complaints, so first-timers should use the Utaishi lot.
A crag inside Makuyama Park in Yugawara, Kanagawa. ROCKTOPO lists 365 lines (295 face, 58 boulders), mostly 5.10s; sources disagree on whether the rock is tuff or andesite. Sunny and warm in winter — ROCKTOPO marks December to March — and about 15 minutes by bus from JR Yugawara Station to the Makuyama Koen stop.
Indoor climbing comes in three styles: bouldering (about 4 m, no rope), top-rope, and lead. Book an intro session for your first visit. At T-UP Wanhua in Taipei, a solo bouldering intro is NT$1,200 for 40 minutes, with entry, a coach, and gear included.