Mount Kasa, Chūbu-Sangaku National Park

Name: Mount Kasa
Address: Chūbu-Sangaku National Park, Japan

#15 among attractions in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mount Kasa is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of 2,897 m. It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Gifu Prefecture and in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. The shape of the mountain looks like the Umbrella in the triangle. Therefore, it became this name. There are many mountains with same name in Japan and this is the tallest. ()

Local name: 笠ヶ岳 First ascent: 1683Elevation: 9506 ftCoordinates: 36°18'55"N, 137°37'1"E

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Mount Kasa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Hotakadake, Mount Yari, Mount Naka, Mount Kurobegorō.

2.5 miSE
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Mount Hotakadake, Kamikochi
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2.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Yari, Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
65 min walk • Mount Yari is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The 3,180-metre-high peak lies in the southern part of the Hida Mountains of Japan, on the border of Ōmachi and Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture.
1.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Naka, Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
50 min walk • Mount Naka is a mountain with an altitude of 3,084m located in the southern part of the Hida Mountains, which straddles Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture. This mountain is located in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.
6.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Kurobegorō, Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
175 min walk • Mount Kurobegorō is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of 2,839.58 m. It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Gifu Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture. It was specified for Chūbu-Sangaku National Park on December 4, 1934.
3.1 miSW
Aerial tramway
Shinhotaka Ropeway, Kamikochi
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5.3 miSE
36°15'0"N • 137°40'1"E
Myojinkan, Kamikochi
135 min walk • Hiking, Alpine hut
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Yumiori, Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
68 min walk • Mount Yumiori is a mountain located in the city of Takayama, Gifu, Japan. It is 2,592 m tall and part of the Hida Mountains.
5.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Daitenjo Dake, Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
148 min walk • Mt. Ootearai is a 2,922-meter-high mountain in the Hida Mountains. It is the highest peak in the Jonen Mountains, which straddle the cities of Omachi, Azumino, and Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture.
2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Obami, Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
55 min walk • Mt. Ookure is a 3,101 m high mountain located in the southern part of the Hida Mountains straddling Matsumoto City in Nagano Prefecture and Takayama City in Gifu Prefecture, facing the south side of Mt. Yarigatake.
2.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ainodake, Kamikochi
64 min walk • Mt. Manodake is a small peak in the Hotaka mountain range in the Northern Alps between Mt. The traverse route connecting Mt. Nishihotaka and Okuhotaka is said to be the most dangerous and difficult trail in Japan for ordinary climbers, and Mt.