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Mount Torage

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虎毛山

A dome-shaped peak in Akita featuring high-altitude wetlands and a unique connection to the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.

Mount Torage
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What it is

  • A dome-shaped peak located within the Kurikoma Quasi-National Park in Yuzawa City.
  • One of the Tohoku 100 Famous Mountains with trails dating back to 1930.
  • The highest mountain in Japan to include the character for tiger in its name.
  • A site where Hanshin Tigers baseball fans hike to pray for team victories.

What to see

  • A high-altitude wetland area spreading across the southwestern part of the summit.
  • An evacuation hut located directly at the mountain summit.
  • Natural forests consisting of beech and cypress trees along the slopes.
  • A trail junction for Takamatsu-dake situated at an elevation of 1234 meters.
  • Akinomiya Onsen Village located at the base of the mountain.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

Mount Torage Open in Google Maps

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