Mount Minami

What it is

• A 3,033-meter peak located on the border of Nagano and Gifu prefectures
• Part of the Hida Mountain range within Chubu Sangaku National Park
• Named by Masao Udono in 1909 and features a third-class triangulation point
• Recognized as one of the Continued 100 benchmark mountains of Gifu

What to see

• The Daikiretto ridge which connects the summit to Mount Kitahotaka
• A glacial cirque located on the eastern slope of the mountain
• The Minami-dake Hut situated 200 meters south of the summit
• Rivers flowing from the mountain slopes toward the Sea of Japan

Getting there

• The Minami-dake Shindo hiking route begins from Shinhotaka Onsen

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.