Kamikochi (上高地)
- Elevation
- 1,500m
- Parking
- No private cars
- Routes
- 4
Closed to private cars all year. Bus or taxi from Sawando or Hirayu.
Getting here
Matsumoto / Shinshimashima to Kamikochi (松本・新島々〜上高地)Alpico Kotsu
Matsumoto Bus Terminal (松本バスターミナル) → Shinshimashima Station (新島々駅) → Kamikochi Bus Terminal (上高地バスターミナル)
- Running
- 2026年17 Apr – 2026年15 Nov 二次情報(2026-09-22時点)
- Up to the trailhead
- First 05:30 / Last 15:30
- Back down
- Last 17:55First 07:50
- Journey time
- 1時間45分
- Fare
- ¥1,550one way, adult
- Booking preferred
- First come, first served
- Starts at Matsumoto Bus Terminal (松本バスターミナル)
Reservation-preferred: without one you can still board if seats remain. Private cars are banned on the Kamikochi park road.
First bus to Kamikochi leaves Matsumoto at 05:30; the last from Shinshimashima is 15:30. Buses back from Kamikochi run 07:50 to 17:55.
Routes from here
- Karasawa Base: the Hotaka circuit 2 nights / 3 days
- Yarisawa: Kamikochi to Yarigatake 2 nights / 3 days
- Daikiretto: Yari to Hotaka 2 nights / 3 days
- Jonen ridge: Nakabusa to Kamikochi 3 nights / 4 days
Huts you can reach
- Dakesawa-goya (岳沢小屋) Elevation not confirmed / approx. 2h30 on foot
- Tokusawaen (徳澤園) 1,560m / approx. 2h on foot
- Yokoo Sanso (横尾山荘) 1,620m / approx. 3h on foot