u/sodapopstar

I’m hoping to get some feedback from folks who have done the hike from Kurama-dera to Kibune in summer, on your experience with mosquitos on the trail.

This hike and the whole area looks so lovely and I would really like to add it to our itinerary, but I have seen some blogs say the mosquitos are pretty bad up there. And I have “skeeter syndrome”, where mosquito bites turn into massive, painful welts.

I’m already planning to pick up insect repellent pretty much the second we arrive in Japan, and I will pack lightweight long pants and long sleeve, but I’d like to get some thoughts on whether the mosquitos are really bad enough that it would warrant a pass on this activity for me. We will be visiting late June/early July. Thanks!