Mt. Shougigashirayama
将棊頭山
Kiso, Nagano · Elevation 2,730 m
Mount Shōgigashira-yama (2,730 m) stands in the northern Central Alps (Kiso Range) on the borders of Ina, Kiso, and Miyada in Nagano Prefecture, on the main ridge leading to Mount Kiso-Komagatake. The Nishikoma-sansō hut sits just below its summit. The mountain is remembered for a 1913 school-climbing disaster that killed eleven and inspired Jirō Nitta's novel "Seishoku no Ishibumi," and it is counted among Japan's 100 Highest Mountains.
Mt. Shougigashirayama at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Sun, November 8: clear, gusts up to 6 m/s. Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 16 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Mount Shogigashira from Katsurakoba: about 10 h 30 min, 17.8 km, about 1,730 m of climbing.
Mt. Shougigashirayama weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:12, sunset 16:53
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| Precipitation | mm | 3.3 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 15 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mt. Shougigashirayama hiking routes
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mt. Shougigashirayama
Mountain huts
- Nishikoma-sanso 2026: open July 11–October 12 · reservation required · sleeps 28
- 大樽避難小屋 unstaffed · sleeps 10
- 伊勢滝避難小屋 unstaffed
- Choujou-Sansou 2026: open July 10–October 5 · reservation required · sleeps 50
- 頂上木曽小屋 2022: open July 1–October 15 · reservation required · sleeps 100
Campsites
- Sainokawara Camp Site
Lodging
- Hotel Senjojiki
Lists that include Mt. Shougigashirayama
Japan's 100 Highest Mountains · Elevations of 1003 Mountains of Japan · 1000 Mountains of Japan
Mt. Shougigashirayama facts
- Elevation
- 2,730 m
- Location
- Kiso, Nagano
35.806572, 137.827713 - National Park
- 中央アルプス国定公園
- Season Opens
- July 11
- Season Closes
- October 12
- Website
- www.inadanikankou.jp
- Access Information
- www.inadanikankou.jp
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org