Mount Hiru

蛭ヶ岳

The highest peak in Kanagawa Prefecture, offering panoramic views of Mount Fuji and the Southern Alps from its summit.

What it is

The highest mountain in Kanagawa Prefecture standing at 1,673 meters tall.
A peak located within the Tanzawa-Oyama Quasi-National Park on the border of Sagamihara and Yamakita.
A mountain also known by the alternative names Yakushidake and Birugatake.
The site of three distinct ridges that extend in different directions from the peak.

Panoramic views of Mount Fuji and the Southern Alps from the summit.
The Hiru-ga-take Sanso mountain hut which has operated at the peak since 1961.
Visible surface collapses that occurred following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.