Tanigawadake Kata no Koya
谷川岳肩ノ小屋
1,914 m · Minakami, Gunma · 1.6 km from the summit of Mount Ichinokura
A mountain hut at about 1,914 m just below the summit of Mount Tanigawa, at a key point on the Tenjin Ridge route. It serves rest stops, overnight guests, and traverses of the Tanigawa Range; when unstaffed it remains available as an emergency shelter. There is no water source on the ridge.
2026: open June 1–November 3 · reservation required
Website: www.town.minakami.gunma.jp ／ Phone 090-3347-0802
Prices (2026)
- Plan A (1 night with dinner, breakfast and next-day packed meal)
- ¥11,500
- Plan B (1 night with dinner and breakfast)
- ¥10,000
- Room only, no meals
- ¥7,000
Tanigawadake Kata no Koya weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:09, sunset 16:47
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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
- Rooms
- dormitory
- Check-in
- 14:00
- Water
- No water source; guests staying with meals receive 1 bottle of cooled boiled water or hot water per person at breakfast
- Toilet
- Mountain toilets, upkeep contribution about ¥100
- Shop
- Drinks and souvenirs
- Location
- 36.833036, 138.929694
Mountains near Tanigawadake Kata no Koya
Huts, campsites and lodging near Tanigawadake Kata no Koya
Mountain huts
Lodging
- Tenjin Lodge