Nature & Hike · Kawachinagano
Mount Iwawaki 岩湧山
897 m peak in southern Osaka whose summit is an open grassland of pampas grass with views over the Osaka plain.
PriceFree
Time neededHalf day
Best timeOctober-November
AddressKawachinagano, Osaka 586-0072
About
Mount Iwawaki is one of the New 100 Famous Mountains of Japan. About 8 hectares around the summit are kept as thatch-grass fields, which turn silver with pampas grass in autumn and give open views across the Osaka plain to Osaka Bay.
Highlights
- Silver pampas grass summit in autumn
- Views over Osaka Bay
- New 100 Famous Mountains
Tips
- Trailhead reachable by bus from Kawachinagano or Kimitoge
- Autumn weekends are busiest
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