Nodes in Japan

The sit start to Finger Crack.

Start with hands on the boss on the lip.

Climb Face from a sit start. Kasama grading has a stiff reputation for things like this - 6A going on 7A.

Mantle onto the slab.

From the low arête, hand traverse the lip leftwards until the holds get worse. Then mantle.

Start as for Protein, but keep traversing until the very end. Then mantle.

• Minimize the amount of chalk you use.
• Clean all chalk off problems at the end of the day.

• Use pads to protect the ground against erosion.

• The Sen-nin Tamari car park (千人溜駐車場) is currently closed due to the fall of a number of trees in a recent typhoon. The car park will remain closed until the local municipality have finished monitoring the stability of the remaining trees and carried out any necessary safety works. In the meantime, the dirt car park just below the Daikoku Boulder is available for anyone to use.

• Climbing on the Daikoku Boulder has been prohibited since December 2017. The local municipality instigated the ban as the close proximity to the road made climbing a danger for passing traffic, and because climbers were leaving the boulder looking a mess covered with chalk. Stay away from this boulder. Future violations by climbing the Daikoku Boulder, or continued excessive use of chalk in other sectors, may lead to a ban against all climbing at Kasama.

Layback up the right arête of the slab. Getting established is the crux.

A small boulder home to one mantle problem. The name Kasaman is a play on Kasama and man.

Start low with hands on the lip, and mantle over.

• Minimize the amount of chalk you use.
• Clean all chalk off problems at the end of the day.

• Use pads to protect the ground against erosion.

• The Sen-nin Tamari car park (千人溜駐車場) is currently closed due to the fall of a number of trees in a recent typhoon. The car park will remain closed until the local municipality have finished monitoring the stability of the remaining trees and carried out any necessary safety works. In the meantime, the dirt car park just below the Daikoku Boulder is available for anyone to use.

• Climbing on the Daikoku Boulder has been prohibited since December 2017. The local municipality instigated the ban as the close proximity to the road made climbing a danger for passing traffic, and because climbers were leaving the boulder looking a mess covered with chalk. Stay away from this boulder. Future violations by climbing the Daikoku Boulder, or continued excessive use of chalk in other sectors, may lead to a ban against all climbing at Kasama.

From the ground jump to the lip, then mantle. Tall people can reach the lip from the ground.

The delicate arête on its left hand side.

Smear up the right hand side of the arête and mantle onto the top.

Name means the stonemason's slab.

Layback up the left arête of the boulder.

Start sitting with both hands on the arête, then climb onto it and up it.

Climb up the slab slightly left of centre, passing two minuscule crimps. Finish at the top of the boulder, i.e. don't bail to the left arête.

A harder variation of Sekkijin Slab Chūō climbing direct up the centre.

Climb the right arête of the boulder. There is also a variation at Font 6A (4 kyū) that excludes the lip.

• Minimize the amount of chalk you use.
• Clean all chalk off problems at the end of the day.

• Use pads to protect the ground against erosion.

• The Sen-nin Tamari car park (千人溜駐車場) is currently closed due to the fall of a number of trees in a recent typhoon. The car park will remain closed until the local municipality have finished monitoring the stability of the remaining trees and carried out any necessary safety works. In the meantime, the dirt car park just below the Daikoku Boulder is available for anyone to use.

• Climbing on the Daikoku Boulder has been prohibited since December 2017. The local municipality instigated the ban as the close proximity to the road made climbing a danger for passing traffic, and because climbers were leaving the boulder looking a mess covered with chalk. Stay away from this boulder. Future violations by climbing the Daikoku Boulder, or continued excessive use of chalk in other sectors, may lead to a ban against all climbing at Kasama.

Starting with hands on the lip, throw a leg up and mantle. Variations mantling both with the left and right leg exist.

A Tokio Muroi test piece. Start sitting and climb up the steep face using crimps. Finish as for Hangman.

Traverse the sloping lip leftwards into Hangman and finish. Named after the Green Pepper Restaurant.

• Minimize the amount of chalk you use.
• Clean all chalk off problems at the end of the day.

• Use pads to protect the ground against erosion.

• The Sen-nin Tamari car park (千人溜駐車場) is currently closed due to the fall of a number of trees in a recent typhoon. The car park will remain closed until the local municipality have finished monitoring the stability of the remaining trees and carried out any necessary safety works. In the meantime, the dirt car park just below the Daikoku Boulder is available for anyone to use.

• Climbing on the Daikoku Boulder has been prohibited since December 2017. The local municipality instigated the ban as the close proximity to the road made climbing a danger for passing traffic, and because climbers were leaving the boulder looking a mess covered with chalk. Stay away from this boulder. Future violations by climbing the Daikoku Boulder, or continued excessive use of chalk in other sectors, may lead to a ban against all climbing at Kasama.

• Minimize the amount of chalk you use.
• Clean all chalk off problems at the end of the day.

• Use pads to protect the ground against erosion.

• The Sen-nin Tamari car park (千人溜駐車場) is currently closed due to the fall of a number of trees in a recent typhoon. The car park will remain closed until the local municipality have finished monitoring the stability of the remaining trees and carried out any necessary safety works. In the meantime, the dirt car park just below the Daikoku Boulder is available for anyone to use.

• Climbing on the Daikoku Boulder has been prohibited since December 2017. The local municipality instigated the ban as the close proximity to the road made climbing a danger for passing traffic, and because climbers were leaving the boulder looking a mess covered with chalk. Stay away from this boulder. Future violations by climbing the Daikoku Boulder, or continued excessive use of chalk in other sectors, may lead to a ban against all climbing at Kasama.

Hard for the grade.

Climb up between the boulders.

A gentle boulder with one hard face.

Climb up the left face. Can be started sitting.

Traverse between Practice Man and Kante Hidari without using the lip of the boulder for hands.

Sit start.

Smear up the runnel.

Climb up the arête, starting on its left hand side.

A mantle problem on the undercut arête. Start sitting and pull up and over onto the arête.

A tricky start to get established onto the right side of the arête, which is then climbed to the top.

Climb the face with difficulty to the very top of the boulder, eliminating the left arête. 'Okamochi' refers to the old style of carrying soba and udon noodle boxes above the shoulder with a palm facing up.

• Minimize the amount of chalk you use.
• Clean all chalk off problems at the end of the day.

• Use pads to protect the ground against erosion.

• The Sen-nin Tamari car park (千人溜駐車場) is currently closed due to the fall of a number of trees in a recent typhoon. The car park will remain closed until the local municipality have finished monitoring the stability of the remaining trees and carried out any necessary safety works. In the meantime, the dirt car park just below the Daikoku Boulder is available for anyone to use.

• Climbing on the Daikoku Boulder has been prohibited since December 2017. The local municipality instigated the ban as the close proximity to the road made climbing a danger for passing traffic, and because climbers were leaving the boulder looking a mess covered with chalk. Stay away from this boulder. Future violations by climbing the Daikoku Boulder, or continued excessive use of chalk in other sectors, may lead to a ban against all climbing at Kasama.

Mantle leftwards onto the slab.

Make a big move leftwards from the jugs to the lip of Hip Mantle, then finish up that problem.

Start on the jugs and use intermediary holds to finish leftwards above the lip of Hip Mantle. The crack of Fist Crack is out.

A direct finish to Moran using holds on the left side within the crack, but not jamming the crack itself.

Traditional style climbing that perplexes many hotshots visiting from Tokyo's gyms.

Traverse leftwards and finish when you reach the top of the jugs.

Start as for Under Traverse, but instead of using holds on the jug rail below the crack, undercut the top side of the crack and use hands on the right arête to get established with feet on the jugs. Continuing undercutting upwards before it is possible to make a long move our rightwards to a big hold on Aerodancer around the right arête. Top out direct. The grade is very reach dependent.

Climb the slabby arête on its right side.

Name means 'climb direct slab'. Avoid using holds on Ankrah Slab to the right.

The shallow crack.

The large slab hanging onto the slope below the Hip Boulder.

A serious, unprotected, venture up the slab. Rarely climbed.

• Minimize the amount of chalk you use.
• Clean all chalk off problems at the end of the day.

• Use pads to protect the ground against erosion.

• The Sen-nin Tamari car park (千人溜駐車場) is currently closed due to the fall of a number of trees in a recent typhoon. The car park will remain closed until the local municipality have finished monitoring the stability of the remaining trees and carried out any necessary safety works. In the meantime, the dirt car park just below the Daikoku Boulder is available for anyone to use.

• Climbing on the Daikoku Boulder has been prohibited since December 2017. The local municipality instigated the ban as the close proximity to the road made climbing a danger for passing traffic, and because climbers were leaving the boulder looking a mess covered with chalk. Stay away from this boulder. Future violations by climbing the Daikoku Boulder, or continued excessive use of chalk in other sectors, may lead to a ban against all climbing at Kasama.

Start sitting at the base of the arête and pull on using crimps. Swing round left onto the slab and climb this to finish.

Pull on as per the previous route, but climb the crimps rightwards to the top.

Start RH on the high undercling, LH on the arête.

Sit start then traverse the boulder lip leftwards to finish up Kante Hidari (3 kyū). Name means 'dug out treasure'.

Mantle onto the sticking out hold.

• Minimize the amount of chalk you use.
• Clean all chalk off problems at the end of the day.

• Use pads to protect the ground against erosion.

• The Sen-nin Tamari car park (千人溜駐車場) is currently closed due to the fall of a number of trees in a recent typhoon. The car park will remain closed until the local municipality have finished monitoring the stability of the remaining trees and carried out any necessary safety works. In the meantime, the dirt car park just below the Daikoku Boulder is available for anyone to use.

• Climbing on the Daikoku Boulder has been prohibited since December 2017. The local municipality instigated the ban as the close proximity to the road made climbing a danger for passing traffic, and because climbers were leaving the boulder looking a mess covered with chalk. Stay away from this boulder. Future violations by climbing the Daikoku Boulder, or continued excessive use of chalk in other sectors, may lead to a ban against all climbing at Kasama.

Dig out all the dirt in the crack between the boulders, sit down, then climb it. Finish out rightwards to the top of the main boulder.

Climb the arête of the boulder on its left side.

• Minimize the amount of chalk you use.
• Clean all chalk off problems at the end of the day.

• Use pads to protect the ground against erosion.

• The Sen-nin Tamari car park (千人溜駐車場) is currently closed due to the fall of a number of trees in a recent typhoon. The car park will remain closed until the local municipality have finished monitoring the stability of the remaining trees and carried out any necessary safety works. In the meantime, the dirt car park just below the Daikoku Boulder is available for anyone to use.

• Climbing on the Daikoku Boulder has been prohibited since December 2017. The local municipality instigated the ban as the close proximity to the road made climbing a danger for passing traffic, and because climbers were leaving the boulder looking a mess covered with chalk. Stay away from this boulder. Future violations by climbing the Daikoku Boulder, or continued excessive use of chalk in other sectors, may lead to a ban against all climbing at Kasama.

Start sitting and climb the flake to the top.

Start on underclings in the crack. Named after the lump that formed on the first ascensionist's head after a hold broke.

Jump to the lip, find the best holds, then mantle.

Bit of a pull to get established.

Step onto the boulder, then trend rightwards to the top. Name means 'gentle'.

Name means 'trap', after the hole in the ground that used to exist below this problem.

Actually a pair of boulders in close proximity. The problems do not see much traffic and can often do with a good brush before climbing.

Traverse the lip from left to right, then mantle at the top.

Start with hands on the arête and climb leftwards.

Climb the nose of the boulder.

Start in the crack right of Slab (4 kyū), then traverse the lip rightwards. Mantle at the end of the boulder. A sit start is also possible at about Font 5.

A small mantle problem.

The obvious cantilever boulder that is a home to an old aid route on its overhanging face.

Hand traverse the lip from left to right, then mantle at the nose onto the top. Highball and dangerous, so not often climbed.

Home to one good arête problem.

Start LH on arête, RH on undercling or thin crimp.

A boulder with an obvious egg-shaped face. It is named after the fading red graffiti about Etsuko's bosom.

A fridge-hugging problem.

• Minimize the amount of chalk you use.
• Clean all chalk off problems at the end of the day.

• Use pads to protect the ground against erosion.

• The Sen-nin Tamari car park (千人溜駐車場) is currently closed due to the fall of a number of trees in a recent typhoon. The car park will remain closed until the local municipality have finished monitoring the stability of the remaining trees and carried out any necessary safety works. In the meantime, the dirt car park just below the Daikoku Boulder is available for anyone to use.

• Climbing on the Daikoku Boulder has been prohibited since December 2017. The local municipality instigated the ban as the close proximity to the road made climbing a danger for passing traffic, and because climbers were leaving the boulder looking a mess covered with chalk. Stay away from this boulder. Future violations by climbing the Daikoku Boulder, or continued excessive use of chalk in other sectors, may lead to a ban against all climbing at Kasama.

• Minimize the amount of chalk you use.
• Clean all chalk off problems at the end of the day.

• Use pads to protect the ground against erosion.

• The Sen-nin Tamari car park (千人溜駐車場) is currently closed due to the fall of a number of trees in a recent typhoon. The car park will remain closed until the local municipality have finished monitoring the stability of the remaining trees and carried out any necessary safety works. In the meantime, the dirt car park just below the Daikoku Boulder is available for anyone to use.

• Climbing on the Daikoku Boulder has been prohibited since December 2017. The local municipality instigated the ban as the close proximity to the road made climbing a danger for passing traffic, and because climbers were leaving the boulder looking a mess covered with chalk. Stay away from this boulder. Future violations by climbing the Daikoku Boulder, or continued excessive use of chalk in other sectors, may lead to a ban against all climbing at Kasama.

Home to a couple of slab problems and one good traverse. Kinoko means 'mushroom'.

Sit start from the flake, then traverse the lip of the boulder leftwards.

Start as for Mudai (1 kyū), but pull round right onto the slab, which is then climbed to finish.

Smear up the slab.

Secluded from the crowds and home to some fun low grade problems. Michibata mean 'roadside'.

Start with LH on crimp on the face left of the arête, RH on the arête itself.

Start with hands on each arête, then trend round the right arête and on to the top.

An easy slab problem.

Not very good.

Use the vertical flake below the lip to climb direct to the top.

Without using the flake of the previous problem, climb rightwards via a devious move to mantle onto the big foothold out right.

Mantle onto the big hold and then on to the top.

A small area beneath the paved road/path that contours around Mount Sashiro at mid-height. Home to the Sango (Coral), Inyou and No-name A boulders.

A long undercut boulder that is home to a hard test piece (Uruma - 7B), a long juggy traverse (Jukai - 7A+) and a few easier problems.

A long lip traverse. Start at the far left and get established on the lip. Traverse rightwards until the very end (i.e. the top out of SD (5 kyū)) then top out. Name means 'sea of trees'.

Start on underclings deep within the overhang, and climb out past a crimp to the lip of the boulder. Mantle it out to finish.

Start as for Uruma, but once hands are on the lip enter into and finish as for Jukai.

An easy mantle problem.

A harder mantle problem.

Pull on and finish leftwards. Name means 'fall left'.