Maps/Equipment
Q5. Where can I get the maps?
See the link below for a list of facilities selling the Hiking Map Books published by MCTA.
Trail Gate Cooperating Stores : https://trailgate.jp/pages/store-list
You can also buy the maps from farther away or abroad through the online shop.
Trail Gate: https://trailgate.jp/collections/hiking-map-book/products/hiking-map-book
There are 10 Hiking Map Books, with each book covering about 100 kilometers of the MCT route. Each book cost 1650 yen (tax included), while the full 10 map set costs 14,850 yen (tax included).
(The Ministry of the Environment formerly gave out free maps, but it has stopped distributing and updating these maps)
Map book sections
| Book name | Sections | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Book-01 | Kabushima to Kuji Station (Hachinohe to Kuji) | 93 km |
| Book-02 | Kuji Station to Settai Station (Kuji to Miyako) | 99 km |
| Book-03 | Settai Station to Rikuchu-Yamada Station (Miyako to Yamada) | 106 km |
| Book-04 | Rikuchu-Yamada Station to Kamaishi Station (Yamada to Kamaishi) | 121 km |
| Book-05 | Kamaishi Station to Rikuzentakata Station (Kamaishi to Rikuzentakata) | 129 km |
| Book-06 | Rikuzentakata Station to Motoyoshi Station (Rikuzentakata to Kesennuma) | 102 km |
| Book-07 | Motoyoshi Station to Onagawa Station (Kesennuma to Onagawa) | 114 km |
| Book-08 | Onagawa Station to Ishinomaki Station (Onagawa to Ishinomaki) | 102 km |
| Book-09 | Ishinomaki Station to Natori Trail Center (Ishinomaki to Natori) | 82 km |
| Book-10 | Natori Trail Center to Matsukawaura (Natori to Soma) | 97 km |