Mount Tashiro

What it is

• A 1,178-meter volcano located within the Shirakami Mountains range in Odate City.
• The center of Tashirodake Prefectural Natural Park featuring a high-altitude wetland.
• Home to Tashirodake Shrine, which was reportedly rebuilt by the monk Ennin in 852.
• A site dedicated to the deity Shirohige Naobi no Kami.

What to see

• A high-altitude wetland near the summit containing over 120 individual ponds.
• A mountain hut located at the summit where the shrine stands.
• A rocket combustion test site operated nearby by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

When to go

• July 2nd for a traditional ritual held to predict the annual rice harvest.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.