Mount Futago
双子山
Sakuho, Nagano / Saku, Nagano / Chino, Nagano · Elevation 2,224 m
Mount Futagoyama (2,223.8 m) is a pair of summits—the main peak and Mount Minami-Futagoyama (2,014 m)—within Yatsugatake-Chūshin-Kōgen Quasi-National Park, just north of Mount Tateshina in Saku, Sakuho and Chino, Nagano. The usual climbs start from Okawara Pass or Lake Futagoike, ending on a grassy summit ringed with standing dead trees and broad views.
Mount Futago at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Mon, November 9: clear, gusts up to 8 m/s.
- Route: The shortest is Mount Tateshina, Futago Ponds and Mount Futago Loop from Ogawara Pass: about 6 h 2 min, 9.9 km, about 810 m of climbing.
Mount Futago weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:11, sunset 16:50
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| Precipitation | mm | 1.8 | 9 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 9 | 11 | 1.8 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mount Futago hiking routes
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Futago
Mountain huts
- Ogawara Hutte temporarily closed
- Futagoike Hutte 2026: open April 25–November 7 · reservation required · sleeps 40
- Tateshinasanso 2026: open April 25–October 31 · reservation required · sleeps 18
- Kita-Yokodake Hut 2024: open all year · reservation required · sleeps 20
- Tateshinasancho Hutte 2026: open April 25–October 31 · reservation required · sleeps 33
Campsites
- 双子池キャンプ場
- 夢の平キャンプ場
Mount Futago facts
- Elevation
- 2,224 m
- Location
- Sakuho, Nagano / Saku, Nagano / Chino, Nagano
36.108158, 138.325789 - National Park
- 八ヶ岳中信高原国定公園
- Website
- www.city.saku.nagano.jp
- Access Information
- db.go-nagano.net