Mount Daigenta

大源太山

Yuzawa, Niigata · Elevation 1,598 m

Mount Daigenta is a 1,598 m peak on the border between Minamiuonuma City and Yuzawa Town in Niigata, anchoring the northern end of the Tanigawa range within Jōshin'etsu-Kōgen National Park. Its sharply angular rock spire has earned it the nickname "Matterhorn of the Jōetsu Region" — sometimes "Matterhorn of the East." The classic loop leaves Asahihara in Yuzawa and links Daigenta with neighbouring Mount Nanatsu-goya, weaving stream crossings, steep climbs, knife-edge ridges, and rock scrambles — a route that lets climbers measure their technical chops. The summit unfurls a 360-degree panorama of the Tanigawa range, the Yuzawa Basin, and Mount Makihata. The peak features in Niigata 100 Meizan and Echigo Hyakuzan.

Mount Daigenta at a glance

Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 9 m/s. Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 18 m/s).
Route: The shortest is Daigenta, the Matterhorn of Joetsu, and Nanatsugoya Horseshoe Loop from Asahihara: about 7 h, 10.2 km, about 1,190 m of climbing.

Mount Daigenta weather (hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:09, sunset 16:46

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