Mount Ariake (Chikuma, Nagano)

What it is

• A mountain standing 651 meters tall in Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture.
• The site of the Ariakeyama Shogunzuka Tumulus, a 37-meter long burial mound.
• A historical area featuring the Shinano-no-sato Historical Park at the mountain base.
• A peak containing a fourth-class triangulation point at its summit.

What to see

• The Mori Shogunzuka Tumulus, the largest keyhole-shaped burial mound in Nagano.
• Yashiro Castle ruins located on the adjacent Hitoyama mountain.
• The northern ridge where the Mori Shogunzuka Tumulus is situated.
• The Ariakeyama Tunnel which spans approximately 800 meters through the mountain.

Getting there

• The mountain is situated southeast of Yashiro Station.
• A shuttle bus runs from the mountain base to the tumulus.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.