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Mount Naeba

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苗場山

A 2,145-meter stratovolcano featuring a massive summit plateau with high-altitude marshes and shrines within a national park.

Mount Naeba
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What it is

  • A 2,145-meter stratovolcano located on the border of Niigata and Nagano prefectures.
  • Part of the Joshin'etsu Kogen National Park since its designation in 1949.
  • A mountain featuring a 600-hectare flat summit plateau with protected high-altitude wetlands.
  • Home to the Ime and Naeba Shrines and the Kagura Ski Resort.

What to see

  • Numerous ponds and wetlands scattered across the expansive summit plateau.
  • The Ime Shrine and Naeba Shrine located on the mountain grounds.
  • Andesite lava formations that compose the structure of the volcano.
  • The Nature Experience Exchange Center mountain hut serving hikers near the top.
  • Vast marshes designated as important wetlands by the Japanese government.

Getting there

  • The summit plateau is accessible via the Koakazawa and Haraikawa hiking trails.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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