Mt. Tenjin
天神山
Minakami, Gunma · Elevation 1,502 m
Mount Tenjin, also called Tenjin Pass, is a 1,502-meter peak in Minakami Town, Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, southeast of Mount Tanigawa. Reached by riding the Tanigawadake Ropeway up to Tenjindaira and then a pair-lift nearly to the summit, it offers a sweeping panorama of the Tanigawa range, Mount Hotaka, and Mount Akagi. It lies within Joshin'etsu-kogen National Park and is featured in the guidebook "Zoku Tenbo no Yamatabi."
Mt. Tenjin 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).
Mt. Tenjin weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:09, sunset 16:47
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10 | 7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5 | 3.5 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 5 | 0.2 | 7 | 12 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | <.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | <1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | <1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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Huts, campsites and lodging near Mt. Tenjin
Mountain huts
- 熊穴沢避難小屋 unstaffed
- Tanigawadake Kata no Koya 2026: open June 1–November 3 · reservation required
- オジカ沢ノ頭避難小屋 unstaffed · sleeps 4
- 一ノ倉岳避難小屋 unstaffed · sleeps 2
- Oshoji Hinangoya unstaffed · sleeps 7
Lodging
- Tenjin Lodge
- 千寿庵
- ホテル湯の陣
- Tanigawadake Raspberry Youth Hostel
- Matsunoi
Mt. Tenjin facts
- Also known as
- 天神峠
- Elevation
- 1,502 m
- Location
- Minakami, Gunma
36.814799, 138.946050 - National Park
- 上信越高原国立公園
- Website
- tanigawadake-joch.com
- Access Information
- tanigawadake-joch.com