Eric, perhaps you missed this sentence on my Mt. Kita-dake page, the same one you submitted your question from.
"Depending upon which trail map you consult, which route you choose (right side or left side), and whether you have to contend with any snow, from the Hirogawara trailhead to the summit of Mt. Kita-dake, it should take you between 6-8 hours up and 3-5 hours down."
Of course, this depends on weather conditions & each individual hiker's physical conditioning & climbing experience.
For more details on the estimated up & down hiking times for each individual trail section, you can consult the 2026 Mt. Kita-dake route map (Yama-to-kogen Chizu series published by Shobunsha) linked from about 2/3 down the Mt. Kita-dake page.
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