Is eating at the mountain huts an option, rather than carrying all my own food?
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Is eating at the mountain huts an option, rather than carrying all my own food?

by Victoria
(Australia)

Hi Gary,

Great website - thanks!

I'm planning to walk the Kamikochi - Yari - Hotaka circuit.

I plan to camp, but would prefer to eat at the huts if this is an option, rather than carrying all my own food. Do you know if it is?

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by: Gary Wolff

Thanks, Victoria.

Yes, generally it's ok to eat dinner & breakfast if you're not staying inside the hut. Although, without reservations, priority would obviously be given to those paying for a night's stay, in the event food supplies were limited on any given day.

And my experience is that most meals @ Japanese mountain huts are quite delicious.

Here are just a few examples:

Hotaka-dake-sanso (穂高岳山荘):
http://www.hotakadakesanso.com/syukuhaku.html

Chojo Shukusha (頂上宿舎) - Mt. Shirouma-dake:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolffman/4162589946/in/album-72157622945309274/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolffman/4162589906/in/album-72157622945309274/

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