Trip to Sai Village on Shimokita Peninsula, the Northernmost Region of Honshu Island

Nuidoishiyama

This is a mountain of 626m elevation in Fukuura Area.
Rare species of lichen, only grown in North America and Siberia, was discovered here, and the “community of special plants in Nuidoishiyama/Nuidoishi” was designated as National Nature Monument in 1976.
Expect 3-4 hours for the round trip from the trail entrance in Fukuura.
At around 454m elevation, there is the Nuidoishiyama Observatory (commonly known as “Babaiwa Rock”). There also is a rock at the similar elevation called “Jijiiwa Rock” to the northwest of Babaiwa Rock. Inside Babaiwa Rock is a cave, and you can experience “tainai-meguri (a walk through the pitch dark passage to enlightenment)”.

Access Map