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The Tsukuba Mountains are the southern block of the Yamizo Mountains in Ibaraki Prefecture: a horseshoe of low, wooded hills, none of them reaching 1,000 m, wrapped around the farming basin of Yasato. The range takes its name from Mount Tsukuba (877 m), the twin-peaked landmark of the Kantō Plain at its south-western corner, and much of it lies in Suigō-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park.
North of Tsukuba the crest runs as a single ridge, the Tsukuba-renzan, over the shrine mountains Kaba-san (709 m) and Ashio-san (627.5 m) towards the Mito Line at Iwase, and a marked prefectural trail follows it for most of the way. A second arc of hills to the north-east, with Wagakuni-san (518.2 m), closes the basin, while Hōkyō-san (461 m) ends the range in the south above Tsukuba and Tsuchiura. These are hills for day walks from the Tokyo area, with old temples, granite quarries, hang-gliding launches and orchards on the lower slopes.
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The Tsukuba Mountains (筑波山地) lie in the centre-west of Ibaraki Prefecture, about 70 km north-east of central Tokyo, at the southern end of the Yamizo Mountains. They form a ring of low hills around the Yasato basin and fall into two chains, divided in the north by the low gap of Shin-Itajiki pass (90 m).
Mount Tsukuba, 877 m, at Nyotai-san, the eastern of its two tops; the western top, Nantai-san, is 871 m. It is one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains, with a funicular, a ropeway and the halls of Tsukubasan Shrine on both summits; its trails and legends are described on the Mount Tsukuba page.
Everything else is far lower. Just north-west of Nantai-san rises the wooded Bōzu-yama (709.7 m), a shoulder of the Tsukuba massif. The highest separate peak is Kaba-san, 709 m, followed by its neighbour Tsubame-yama (701 m).
Kaba-san, like Tsukuba and Ashio-san, has been a sacred mountain since ancient times: small shrines and stone altars are scattered over it, and 737 deities are said to be worshipped here. Kaba-san Shrine has three branches, the Hongū, Chūgū and Shingū, each with its own sanctuary near the top, which confuses many visitors. Coming from the north, walkers often take the Chūgū peak, with its view and a stone post, for the summit; the true top carries the Hongū sanctuary. In September 1884 young radicals of the Freedom and People's Rights Movement, after a failed plot against the governor of Tochigi, barricaded themselves on the summit; a memorial there was erected by the later prime minister Yoshida Shigeru.
The western flank of Kaba-san, Tsubame-yama and Maruyama is granite, quarried as Makabe stone in quarries big enough to change the mountain's profile. Tsubame-yama is a double summit (701 and 698 m) with radio masts, and Maruyama carries a small wind farm.
Ashio-san appears in the 8th-century Hitachi Fudoki as Ashiho-yama. Tradition says Emperor Daigo was cured of a leg ailment after praying to its shrine, and pilgrims still leave sandals, shoes and even artificial limbs at the summit sanctuary. Kinoko-yama to the south is named after the mushrooms that grow on it. The ridge between the two has several hang-gliding and paragliding launches; the former town of Yasato below is one of Japan's best-known sky-sports areas.
The ridge from Iwase to Mount Tsukuba is part of the Kantō Fureai no Michi, the long-distance trail around the Kantō region. Ibaraki Prefecture gives these courses and times:
Many hikers walk the whole northern crest from Iwase over Mitake-san, Amabiki-san, Tsubame-yama, Kaba-san, Maruyama, Ashio-san and Kinoko-yama, and finish at the Denshō-ji hot spring at the western foot. The path keeps meeting the paved Kita-Tsukuba ridge forest road at its passes: Ipponsugi pass (430 m) between Maruyama and Ashio-san, Uwaso pass (309 m) below Kinoko-yama, and Yubukuro pass (250 m), named after a lukewarm spring. There is no technical ground, but there are many short steep climbs, and near the top of Kaba-san some sections are steep, rocky and unfenced.
Wagakuni-san, on the Kasama–Ishioka border, is a neat cone from every side, with Tagami Shrine and a first-order triangulation point on top and a close view of Tsukuba and Kaba-san. It is one of the Kantō 100 Famous Mountains. From Dōsojin pass (310 m) the summit is about 30 minutes away. The Wagakuni-Atago hiking course runs from Iwama Station on the Jōban Line over Atago-yama and Nandai-san to Wagakuni-san and down to Fukuhara Station on the Mito Line, about six and a half hours with many ups and downs.
Nandai-san has a flat, wooded top with a stone shrine and little view outside winter. In the late 14th century a castle of the Oda clan stood here and was besieged during the Oda rebellion. On its northern slope a protected colony of native lily of the valley, about 3,000 m², flowers from early to mid-May.
Hōkyō-san, on the Tsukuba–Tsuchiura border, ends the range in the south. Once called Mimura-yama, it is named after the stone hōkyōintō pagoda on its summit, thought to date from the mid-Kamakura period; locals call it Oda-yama, after Oda Castle, a national historic site at its foot. The top looks over the plain and Lake Kasumigaura, and on clear days to the Tokyo skyline and Mount Fuji. Volunteers cleared the trails, and by 2017 the hill had over 100,000 visitors a year; its name appeared on the national maps only in 2019, after a petition by the two cities. Paths start from the Oda rest area and Hōjō Ōike pond; the Jōgan-ji course first climbs Togari-sengen and follows its ridge to the top. Leaving the marked trails is not allowed.
East of Hōkyō-san the Omote-Tsukuba Skyline follows the ridge past Onikoshi-yama and Komachi-yama. The village of Ono below keeps a legend that the Heian poet Ono no Komachi died here on a journey; the hill was named after her when local volunteers opened trails around 2018. Further east, Sengen-yama has a small Sengen shrine and orchards on its southern slopes.
The hills enclose the Yasato basin, the former town of Yasato, merged into Ishioka in 2005. The name means "eight villages": the town was formed in 1955 from one town and seven villages. The Koise River rises in the north of the basin and flows to Lake Kasumigaura. The orchards grow grapes, pears, persimmons, chestnuts, apples and mandarins, and many farms open for picking from late summer to late autumn. Since 1913 Kakioka in the basin has been home to the Japan Meteorological Agency's Magnetic Observatory.
On the slope of Minedera-san stands Saikō-in, the "Kiyomizu-dera of Kantō": its main hall, rebuilt in 1791, rests on tall pillars over the slope and looks out over the basin. The summit itself lies in a private animal park and needs permission. At Itajiki pass (112 m), legend says, the mountain ascetic Ben'en waited to kill the monk Shinran and became his disciple instead.
Fudō pass (294 m), south-east of Tsukuba, is named after a statue of Fudō Myōō by the road and is a favourite climb of road cyclists. Kazekaeshi pass (412 m) lies on the ridge road east of Tsukuba's summit. Uwaso pass used to ice up and close after snowfalls; since 27 September 2025 the Uwaso Tunnel, 3.538 km long and the longest road tunnel in Ibaraki, runs beneath it.
Narrow ridge and forest roads reach several summits by car, including Tsubame-yama, the shrines of Kaba-san and Hōkyō-san.
The hills are walked all year: lily of the valley in May, autumn colour and fruit picking, mandarins at Sakayori from mid-October to mid-December, and the clearest views in winter, when passes can be icy. Summer is hot and humid, and mamushi vipers and hornets are active from late summer into autumn. Apart from Mount Tsukuba and the temples there are almost no shops on the ridge, so carry all your water. Check the prefecture's closure notices for the Fureai trails before a long walk.
Mobile coverage is good around the basin but absent in parts of Kaba-san's summit area. In an emergency call 110 (police, who also handle mountain accidents) or 119 (fire and ambulance); Ibaraki police ask hikers to file a climbing notification online. Asian black bears are very rare in Ibaraki; the few recent confirmed records come from the far north of the prefecture, around Daigo.
What is the highest point of the Tsukuba Mountains? Mount Tsukuba, 877 m. The highest separate peak after it is Kaba-san, 709 m.
How long is the Tsukuba-renzan traverse? The prefecture's courses 7 to 10, from Iwase Station to Mount Tsukuba, add up to about 55 km and 18 hours of walking, so most people split it or walk only Iwase to Makabe.
Can I reach the trails by train? Yes: Iwase and Fukuhara on the Mito Line and Iwama on the Jōban Line are trailheads, and buses run from Tsukuba and Tsuchiura to the southern hills.
Is Kaba-san difficult? It is a hike, but the paths near the summit are steep and rocky with no railings, and there is no signal in places.
What is the easiest walk in the range? Wagakuni-san from Dōsojin pass, about 30 minutes, or Hōkyō-san from the Oda rest area.
Are there bears in the Tsukuba Mountains? Bears are very rare in Ibaraki; recent confirmed records are from the far north of the prefecture.
