Mount Yakushi

薬師岳

Tōno-shi, Iwate · Elevation 1,645 m

Mount Yakushi rises to 1,645 m in the central Kitakami Mountains, on the border between Hanamaki and Tono in Iwate Prefecture, facing Mt. Hayachine across the Odagoe pass. Long known by the alternate names Mae-Yakushi, Mae-yama and Mae-dake, the peak lies on the historic Hayachine pilgrimage route, with a Yakushi-dō hall along the way. Its summit is cloaked in creeping pine and rhododendron, and the mountain is part of Hayachine Quasi-National Park, listed in the Tōhoku 100 Famous Mountains and the Iwate 100 Mountains.

Mount Yakushi at a glance

Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Mon, November 9: clear, gusts up to 12 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 28 m/s).

Mount Yakushi weather (hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:04, sunset 16:32

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Precipitation	mm																		1.9	6	5	2.4	1.6	1.9	2.5	2.3		0.3	1.2	1.1	1.0		0.3	0.2	0.6	0.8	1.5	1.1	0.1	0.2		0.1																	4.1	3.2	2.6						3.4	0.4										0.1	2.2	2.3	1.8	2.0
New snow	cm																																	<.1	0.6	0.8	1.5	1.1	<.1	0.1		<.1	<.1																1.3	0.3	1.6	<.1					1.2	<.1														0.7
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