Mount Norikura
乗鞍岳
A 3,026-meter active volcano in Chubu Sangaku National Park offering high-altitude hiking accessible by shuttle bus.
What it is
- An active Rank C volcano located in Nagano and Gifu prefectures.
- The nineteenth highest mountain in Japan with twenty-three different peaks.
- A protected area designated as Chubu Sangaku National Park in 1934.
- One of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains with its highest peak at Kengamine.
What to see
- Gongen-ike, which is the second highest volcanic lake in Japan.
- The Kengamine summit reaching an elevation of 3,026 meters.
- Rare and protected rock ptarmigan birds living in their natural habitat.
- Panoramic views from the Tatamidaira area at 2,702 meters altitude.
Getting there
- Shuttle buses transport visitors to the Tatamidaira station at 2,702 meters.
- Private cars are banned on the main access roads to the mountain.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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