Mount Aka

What it is

• A 2,900-meter peak located on the border of Toyama and Nagano prefectures
• A summit on the main ridge line of the Hida Mountains
• A mountain named for the characteristic red color of its surface
• A peak historically recorded as early as 1835 and formerly known as Nakadake

What to see

• The Suishogoya mountain hut which stands directly at the summit
• Views of the nearby Mount Noguchigoro and Mount Washiba
• The red rocky terrain that gives the mountain its name
• A ridge route connecting the peak to Mount Suisho

Getting there

• A twenty-minute hike along the ridge from Mount Suisho
• A forty-minute climb from the Warimo North Junction

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.