Mount Mikasa
春日山
Nara, Nara · Elevation 297 m
Also known as Mikasayama, this is a sacred mountain of Kasuga Taisha. Tradition says the deity Takemikazuchi descended on a white deer at its summit, Ukigumonomine. Ordinary entry is prohibited; special access is permitted through the shrine’s Kasugayama Renseikai pilgrimages led by priests.
Mount Mikasa at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Thu, November 5: cloudy, gusts up to 5 m/s.
- Route: The shortest is Mount Wakakusa via the Kasugayama Promenade: about 2 h 29 min, 6.2 km, about 260 m of climbing.
Mount Mikasa weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:18, sunset 17:02
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| Japan time | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | |
| Temperature | °C | 17° | 14° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 16° | 15° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 20° | 16° | 15° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 16° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 7° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 9° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 9° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 6° | 4° | 10° | 12° | 7° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 6° | 4° | 10° | 15° | 7° | 6° | 14° | 16° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 10° | 6° | 9° | 13° |
| Precipitation | mm | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 17 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind | m/s | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
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Mount Mikasa hiking routes
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Mikasa
Mountain huts
- 無料休憩スペース
Lodging
- Tsukihitei
- The Deer Park Inn
- 青葉茶屋
- Edosan
- 四季亭
Mount Mikasa facts
- Elevation
- 297 m
- Location
- Nara, Nara
34.681420, 135.852642 - Website
- www.kasugataisha.or.jp
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org