Mount Koganezawa

What it is

• The highest point in Otsuki City reaching an elevation of 2,014 meters.
• One of the Yamanashi 100 Famous Mountains located on the Koganezawa Ridge.
• A designated Water Source Forest protecting the headwaters of the Kazuno River.
• The site of an underground waterway connecting two major regional dams.

What to see

• One of the Twelve Views of Mt. Fuji from the mountain peak.
• The main summit of the ridge originally known as Amezawa no Atama.
• Views of the surrounding landscape from the border of Otsuki and Koshu cities.

Getting there

• The climb to the summit takes eighty minutes from Ishimaru Pass.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.