Mount Yakushi

What it is

• A 2,926-meter mountain located in southeastern Toyama City within a national park.
• One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains and the highest peak named Yakushi.
• The source of the Joganji and Kurobe rivers.
• A site historically forbidden to women until the Meiji era.

What to see

• Glacial cirques on the eastern slope designated as Special Natural Monuments.
• A small shrine dedicated to Yakushi Nyorai located at the summit.
• A memorial for the Aichi University mountaineering accident near the peak.

Getting there

• The main climbing route begins from Oritate near the Arimine Dam.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.