Mount Ningyō

What it is

• A 1,726-meter mountain spanning Nanto City in Toyama and Shirakawa Village in Gifu.
• One of the 300 Famous Japanese Mountains located within the Hida Highland.
• Site of a Hakusan Gongen shrine established by Taicho during the Nara period.
• Home to the Hakusan-gu Main Hall, a National Important Cultural Property.

What to see

• Snow patterns on the slopes that resemble the shapes of two children.
• A high-altitude moor and small ponds located at the mountain summit.
• The Nakane Sanso unmanned mountain hut situated at the Nakanedaira area.
• Trailheads located on the Toyama Prefecture side of the mountain.

When to go

• The official mountain opening ceremony takes place on the first Sunday of June.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.