ここまではの所要時間は、宝登山神社本殿より登山道で徒歩一時間弱、ロープウェイでは5分程度です。
この宝登山は漢字で「宝の山に登る」と書くため、非常に縁起が良いとされています。標高は497mなので、ゆっくりと登山もいいでしょう。
山頂に着くとお茶屋と売店があり、様々なローカルフードやお土産を購入することができます。
冬のロウバイ、春の桜、初夏のツツジ、そして秋には紅葉と、四季折々に美しく表情を変える山頂からの景色を眺めながら、甘酒や焼き芋を味わうのがいいでしょう。
Approximate time required to get here from Hodo-zan main shrine is less than 1 hour by walking along the trail path and about 5min. by ropeway. It is considered as good luck to visit Hodo-zan because when written in Chinese characters, Hodo-zan means "Go up a treasure mountain". It would be nice to climb up slowly on foot as it is just 497m above sea leverl.
There are tea shops and souvenir shops on top of the mountain where you can enjoy local foods or purchase sovenirs.
The view from the summit offers different aspects of the place in all four seasons; wintersweet (Japanese allspice) in winter, cherry blossoms in spring, azaleas in early summer and colored maple leaves in autumn. You can enjoy amazake (sweet mild sake) or baked potatoes while having this nice view.
