Mount Karamatsu

What it is

• A 2,695-meter mountain located within the Chubu Sangaku National Park.
• One of the few locations in Japan containing active glaciers.
• The site of former copper mining operations between 1907 and 1918.
• A former venue for alpine skiing events during the 1998 Nagano Olympics.

What to see

• The Happo-one Alpine Plant Zone, a designated prefectural natural monument.
• Six stone cairns serving as landmarks along the Happo-one ridge.
• The Karamatsu-dake Sanso mountain hut situated near the summit.
• Views of the surrounding Hida Mountains from the 93rd highest peak in Japan.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.