Mount Ninōji

二王子岳

Shibata, Niigata · Elevation 1,420 m

Mount Ninōji is a 1,420.3 m peak in Shibata City, Niigata Prefecture, standing as a forward sentinel of the Iide Range above the Echigo Plain. Listed in the Nihon Nihyaku Meizan, the Niigata 100 Meizan, and the Echigo 100 Meizan, it is the city's most popular hiking destination, drawing some ten thousand climbers a year. The trailhead sits at Ninōji Shrine — designated a Tangible Cultural Property in 2024 — and the single, well-marked path serves both as pilgrimage route and hiking trail, climbing past Ichi-ōji, Jōkō-yama, Aburakoboshi, and the Ohanabatake meadow to a summit topped by a ringing bell with sweeping views of the Iide range, the Echigo Plain, and the Sea of Japan beyond. The mountain is officially opened on the last Sunday of May each year, and its early summer ridges are lit by Nikkō-kisuge day lilies, Himesayuri, and Katakuri.

Mount Ninōji at a glance

Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 6 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 22 m/s).
Route: The shortest is Mount Ninoji from Ninoji Shrine: about 7 h 29 min, 11.4 km, about 1,180 m of climbing.

Mount Ninōji weather (hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:09, sunset 16:43

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New snow	cm											–	–																					<.1	0.6	0.5																					0.8	1.2	0.2
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