Shigisan-Ikoma Skyline — Osaka & Nara Night-ViewRidge.
Distance
50 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
700 m
Shigisan-Ikoma Skyline — Osaka & Nara Night-View Ridge.
The Shigisan-Ikoma Skyline runs the length of the Ikoma mountain ridge on the Osaka-Nara border, famous for the great night views over the city lights of the Kansai region. By day it is a quiet sweeping ridge road linking the mountaintop temples of Hozan-ji and Chogosonshi-ji before dropping into the ancient capital of Nara.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance50 km
Days1
Total climb700 m
DifficultyEasy
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The route.
IkomaStart · Start in Ikoma at the northern end of the skyline. Climb past Hozan-ji before joining the ridge toll road.
Hozan-jiScenic Point · Shingon temple clinging to the cliffs of Mt Ikoma, reached by a steep cable car and a lantern-lined approach. Sweeping views east over the Nara basin.
Mt Ikoma SummitScenic Point · Highest point of the ridge at 642 m, with the retro Ikoma Sanjo hilltop park. The skyline runs south along the crest, Osaka on one side and Nara on the other.
Chogosonshi-ji (Shigisan)Photo Spot · Southern anchor of the skyline: the 1,400-year-old temple of Mt Shigi, guarded by a giant tiger statue and founded in the age of Prince Shotoku.
NaraEnd · Descend the ridge and finish in the ancient capital of Nara, home to the Great Buddha of Todai-ji and the deer park.
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