Mount Akazura
赤面山
Nishigō-mura, Fukushima · Elevation 1,701 m
Mount Akazura is a 1,701-metre peak in Nishigō Village, Nishishirakawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, forming the northeastern outlier of the Nasu Volcanic Group within Nikkō National Park. Its flanks are clothed in primeval beech and white-birch forest, and the summit area is famed for fields of enkianthus and rhododendron. The principal trailhead lies near the former Shirakawa Kōgen ski area and the summit can be reached in about two hours, making it a popular destination chosen for both the Utsukushima Hyakumeizan and the New Utsukushima Hyakumeizan lists.
Mount Akazura at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 9 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 23 m/s).
Mount Akazura weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:06, sunset 16:42
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.3 | 0.3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | <.1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <1 | 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 |
| Wind | m/s | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 18 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 7 |
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Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Akazura
Mountain huts
- 峰の茶屋跡避難小屋 unstaffed · sleeps 30
- 那須岳避難小屋
- Bozunuma Emergency Shelter unstaffed · sleeps 20
- 三斗小屋温泉 煙草屋旅館 2026: open April 18–November 30 · reservation required
- 三斗小屋温泉 大黒屋 2026: open April 11–November 25 · reservation required
Campsites
- 休暇村那須キャンプ場
- 那須甲子青少年自然の家那須ロッジ
Lodging
- 北温泉
- 大丸温泉旅館
- 旅館ニューおおたか
- 那須マウントホテル
- 大黒屋
Lists that include Mount Akazura
Mount Akazura facts
- Elevation
- 1,701 m
- Location
- Nishigō-mura, Fukushima
37.149927, 139.986500 - National Park
- 日光国立公園
- Website
- www.nishigo-kankou.jp
- Trail Map
- www.vill.nishigo.fukushima.jp (PDF)
- Access Information
- www.nishigo-kankou.jp