599 m above sea level, Mt. Binshiyama can be accessed in about 1.5 hours one-way to the west of Magose-toge Pass along the ridge line.

There is a rock shaped like the back of an elephant, and if you stand on top of this monolith, you feel like you are standing on top of the world.

Nagashima-jinja shrine is worshipped by locals for safety at sea and productive fishing. There are large old-growth trees on the grounds,including an estimated 1,000-year-old camphor.

522 m above sea level, hikers walk a steep ridge road from Magose-toge Pass. This was a training site for mountain ascetics and you can get a panoramic view of Owase from the huge Tengu-iwa rock. It is about 30 minutes one-way from Magose-toge Pass.

Hajikami-toge Pass is 147 m above sea level. If you climb up from Hajikami Sakura-hiroba, you proceed alongside a creek that runs next to Miyagawa daini hydroelectric power station. You reach the pass after climbing a meandering steep slope with short switchbacks for about 1 km. Hajikami-toge Pass is known for having some of the best views on the Iseji. From the western side of the pass, the trail splits into the World Heritage-listed Edo-michi and the wide and gentle Meiji-michi. The routes rejoin at Ofuna-bashi Bridge and the trail enters Umaze.

This is a low pass at 113 m above sea level, but there is a steep slope from the eastern trailhead to the pass. The southern side is a gentle trail and part-way down, there is a bridge, Kumagaya-bashi, made entirely of cypress, which was restored when the route was registered as World Heritage.

Maruyamajima Island floats in front of the beach and Wakamiya-jinja is on the coast to the north. The beach follows on from a small fishing port. To get to the trailhead for Miura-toge Pass, follow the paved road up from the end of the beach.

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