Mt. Kasayama
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in February — at its best. Hagi Camellia Festival, 3rd Saturday of Feb to mid-Mar (camellias best mid-Feb to late Mar).
Open in March — at its best. Hagi Camellia Festival, 3rd Saturday of Feb to mid-Mar (camellias best mid-Feb to late Mar).
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-15.
A small 112 m volcano on the Hagi coast with a perfect little crater. A road climbs to a summit lookout over the Sea of Japan, and a forest of 25,000 wild camellias grows on its tip.
Kita-Nagato Coast Quasi-National Park
Nearby
- Hagi Reverberatory Furnace ≈ 15 min by car
- Hamasaki Port Town (Hagi) ≈ 15 min by car
- Hagi Castle Town (Horiuchi) ≈ 15 min by car
- Shoin Shrine and Shoka Sonjuku ≈ 20 min by car
- Tokoji Temple ≈ 20 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- February, March — Hagi Camellia Festival, 3rd Saturday of Feb to mid-Mar (camellias best mid-Feb to late Mar)
- Getting there
- About 20 min by bus from JR Higashi-Hagi Sta., then about 20 min on foot
- Fee
- Free
- Good to know
- Hiking loop via Myojin Pond, wind caves and the camellia forest: about 6 km, 2.5 hours
- Time needed
- 2 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-15. Report outdated info