Staying Home Sucks, home
Shiroyama 2011-09-19
Izu, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Batholith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

tube rock

Climbing area · Japan

Is it worth the trip?

69Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Rock dry, Rock about 15 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 83 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
19°C
Air
19°C
Rain
8.7 mm

Tue 3 · 62 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 6 h
Rock temp
19°C
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 85 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
15°C
Air
15°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
15°C
Air
18°C
Rain
8.2 mm

Fri 6 · 11 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
27°C
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 73 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
14°C
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
12°C
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 133, poor
  2. Mon 283, good
  3. Tue 362, good
  4. Wed 485, good
  5. Thu 50, poor
  6. Fri 611, poor
  7. Sat 773, good
  8. Sun 881, good
  9. Mon 982, good
  10. Tue 1082, good

The spot in two facts

  • 3 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Best Dec–Jan5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at tube rock
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Sun 1Nov*33, poorDry?20°C20°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov83, goodWet19°C19°C8.7 mm
Tue 3Nov62, goodWetdry in 6 h19°C17°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov85, goodDry15°C15°C0.1 mm
Thu 5Nov0, poorWet15°C18°C8.2 mm
Fri 6Nov11, poorWet27°C23°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov73, goodWet14°C14°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, goodDry12°C12°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov82, goodDry18°C18°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov82, goodDry11°C10°C0 mm

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About tube rock

3 crags mapped. Best from Nov to Feb. The nearest town to stay in is Izu.

  • Crags 3 crags mapped.
  • Rock No source states the rock.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,340–US$2,570 each

about US$1,340–US$2,570 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to HND, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$657–US$1,370
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$241–US$402
Food7 days eating outabout US$234–US$442
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$100–US$181
Totalabout US$1,340–US$2,570

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Izu

Closest

Izu

7 min by car

about US$94/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Izu · Booking.com

About Izu its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$94 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 19h 25m

About 19h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HND, direct, then 2h by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.