Mount Shigekura

茂倉岳

Minakami, Gunma · Elevation 1,978 m

Mount Shigekura is a 1,977.9 m peak on the border between Minakami Town in Gunma and Yuzawa Town in Niigata, set on the main ridge of the Tanigawa range just north of Mount Ichinokura within Jōshin'etsu-Kōgen National Park. It is a key waypoint on the long ridge linking Mount Tanigawa to Mount Asahi. The Shigekura-shindō, starting from the 690 m trailhead at Tsuchitaru in Yuzawa, is the classic Niigata-side approach — an advanced climb of about 4 hours 10 minutes. Just below the summit stands the Shigekura emergency hut operated by Yuzawa Town, which sleeps 20 and offers water and a toilet. The peak features in Gunma Hyakumeizan, Niigata 100 Meizan, and the Gunma Border-Ridge Trail.

Mount Shigekura at a glance

Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 10 m/s. Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 19 m/s).
Route: The shortest is Joetsu Border Steep Nishiguro Ridge over the Twin Summits of Tanigawa and down the Shigekura Trail to Tsuchitaru: about 9 h 2 min, 14.6 km, about 1,570 m of climbing.

Mount Shigekura weather (hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:09, sunset 16:47

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