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Doshi-mura Village Trail Run
The Doshi-mura Village Trail Run is a full-fledged mountain trail running course that is one of the best of its kind in Japan, and traverses four of the 100 Famous Mountains of Yamanashi. It goes up the Doshi Mountains, and passes through a primeval forest of Japanese beech trees and so on where there is rich nature, toward a mountain ridge where it is possible to look out at Sagami Bay, the Tanzawa Mountains, and the 100 Famous Mountains of Yamanashi Mt. Nabatakeura, Mt. Imakura, and Mt. Mishotai. At the end, it traverses the challenging Mt. Ton-no-mune, which is also one of the 100 Famous Mountains of Yamanashi. It has many tough ups and downs so it is a course for advanced trail runners. The course has an overall trail ratio of 85%*, and there are views of Mt. Fuji all along the way.
*Trail ratio: total percentage of the course that is unpaved
This is a difficult course that passes through the Doshi Mountains and has an elevation difference of 1,072 m. Runners go through rugged, beautiful, deep green mountain areas.
This is a course that has tough ups and downs and is thus for advanced trail runners. This mountain area has many places where the trail goes sharply up and then sharply back down again. If you are aiming to improve your time, it is best to increase your speed on the approximately 2-km woodland path at the beginning. It is also important not to sprint too fast on this woodland path, as this could make it more difficult to complete the whole course.
Course guide
Start at Doshi-mura Village Citizens’ Ground. The course follows a woodland path for a while. (Photo shows course during race.)
The course traverses the 100 Famous Mountains of Yamanashi Mt. Nabatakeura, Mt. Imakura, and Mt. Mishotai. (Photo shows course during race.)
The course goes over Yamabushi toge Pass from which it is possible to look out at Sagami Bay and the Tanzawa Mountains. (Photo shows course during race.)
The course passes by Roadside Station Doshi. It then goes up Mt. Komotsurushi (1,370 m) and Mt. Ton-no-mune (1,207 m), and then returns to Doshi-mura Village Citizens’ Ground.
Course information
| Difficulty level |
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Elevation difference | 1,072m |
| Travel distance | 41.3km | Gradient |
Access
| Start | Doshi-mura Village Citizens' Ground |
| Finish | Doshi-mura Village Citizens' Ground |
| Access by car | From TokyoChuo Expressway Hachioji Interchange -> Chuo Expressway Otsuki Junction -> Chuo Expressway Tsuru Interchange, from here drive of about 40 minutesFrom NagoyaTomei Expressway Nagoya Interchange -> Chuo Expressway Komaki Junction -> Chuo Expressway Otsuki Junction -> Chuo Expressway Tsuru Interchange, from here drive of about 40 minutes |
| Access by train | JR Chuo Main Line Fujino Station, from here taxi ride of about 40 minutes |
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