What should I bring on a hiking tour?
Example items for Hiking
● Day trips, no snow
- Headlamp and spare batteries
- Hat
- Gloves
- Hiking shoes (high-cut, waterproof shoes recommended)
- Toilet paper
- Hiking insurance (to cover search and rescue expenses)
- Sufficient amount of cash (usually only cash is accepted in the mountains)
- 100 yen coins for toilets
- Freezer bag for trash, etc.
● Day trips, with snow
- In addition to the 'Day trips, no snow' please bring the following items.
- Thermos (thermos bottle) containing warm drinks
- Waterproof and windproof hooded jacket and pants for winter instead of rainwear
- Long-sleeved inner shirt and pants as additional warm clothing
- Down jacket, etc. as additional winter clothing besides fleece
- A head covering that can cover up to the ears
- Warm outer gloves
- Long gaiters
- Crampons, snow spikes, or other anti-slip devices
- Trekking poles or ice axes
- body/hand warmer
● Overnight hikes
- In addition to the 'Day trips, no snow' or 'Day trips, with snow', please bring the following items.
- Change of underwear and socks
- Earplugs
- Inner sheets and pillowcase
- Toothbrush and paste
- personal cup