Mount Shirikoma

What it is

• A 529.1 meter mountain spanning the towns of Horonobe and Nakatombetsu in Hokkaido.
• The name originates from the Ainu word for the root of the aconite plant.
• A peak in the southern Soya Hills featuring a second-class triangulation point at the summit.
• The site of the Shirikoma Relay Station located at the highest point.

What to see

• The Shirikoma Relay Station facility situated at the mountain summit.
• Aconitum soyaense plants growing along the nearby Kikusui River.
• Views of Mount Suribachi located 1.5 kilometers southwest of the peak.
• The Shirikoma Pass where Prefectural Road 785 crosses the mountain range.

Getting there

• A paved road leads directly from the highway to the mountain summit.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.