Mount Hōken

What it is

• A 2,931-meter mountain peak located south of Mount Kisokoma in the Kiso Mountains.
• A sacred site where a Fudō Myōō statue was enshrined on the summit in 1795.
• A high-altitude environment situated entirely above the forest limit.
• A destination for climbers featuring steep rocky sections and fixed safety chains.

What to see

• The Senjōjiki Cirque located at the eastern foot of the mountain.
• A pointed rock formation approximately five meters high at the summit.
• A 26-kilogram Buddhist shakujō staff offered by a monk in 1811.
• Local alpine plants including Leontopodium shinanense and Pinus pumila.

Getting there

• The Komagatake Ropeway provides access to the 2,600-meter level.
• The nearest train stations are Komagane and Agematsu.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.