The summit has a local government-run lodge and campground for those who want to spend the night or rest after ascending Mount Yamato Katsuragi.

Mount Yamato Katsuragi is located within Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park, with a peak elevation of 959.2 metres (3,147 ft).

The mountain was produced by orogenic folding, and is composed of schistose granite overlaid with a shallow layer of sandy and gravelly alluvial soil.

The hike passes fields of rhododendrons (コバノミツバツツジ, kobano mitsuba tsutsuji) as well as wood of Japanese beech trees near the end of the trail.

[5] Starting your hike at Mount Yashiki Park (屋敷山公園, Yashiki-yama Kōen) in nearby Katsuragi, the trail goes west for about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) before meeting up with the main Diamond Trail, where you turn south for another 4 kilometres (2.5 mi).

One starts at the Kano bus stop near Shiraki Elementary School in Kanan, which takes about 4 hours to hike.

The lodge includes a gift shop carrying local specialty foods, and has traditional ofuro bathing.

[8] Both parks offer good views of Mount Yamato Katsuragi as well as other mountains in the area.