タキタロウ山荘
974 m · Yamagata · 2.7 km from the summit of オツボ峰
An emergency shelter at about 974 m beside Lake Otori at the northern end of the Asahi Range. It is about a 150-minute walk from the Awataki Dam trailhead and serves Mount Ito climbs and traverses of the range. The lakeside is known for the legendary giant fish Takitaro, and staff attend on weekends and busy periods from summer into autumn.
2026: open June 15–October 25 · sleeps 100
Website: www.city.tsuruoka.lg.jp / Phone 0235-55-2233
Prices (2026)
- 1 night in hut, standard (junior high school and older)
- ¥2,000
- 1 night in hut, elementary school children and younger
- ¥1,000
- Campsite, general (junior high school and above)
- ¥1,000
- Campsite, elementary school age and younger
- ¥500
タキタロウ山荘 weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:08, sunset 16:40
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| Temperature | °C | 7° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 9° | 8° | 5° | 4° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 1° | -1° | 3° | 2° | 0° | -2° | 3° | 6° | 3° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 2° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 2° | 4° | 10° | 11° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 5° | 0° | 0° | 2° | 3° |
| Precipitation | mm | 0.5 | 8 | 5 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 6 | 4.5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 15 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 7 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 7 | 4.4 | 8 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | <.1 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Snow depth | cm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 |
| Wind | m/s | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 8 |
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Facilities and rooms
- Open
- 2026: open all year
- Winter
- Part of the hut is open as an emergency shelter in winter
- Bedding
- bring a sleeping bag
- Water
- Water source inside hut
- Toilet
- Inside hut; Western-style toilets available
- Location
- 38.366493, 139.829629