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Toma-no-Mimi

谷川岳 トマノ耳

Minakami, Gunma · Elevation 1,963 m

Toma-no-Mimi (Yakushi-dake, 1,963 m) is the southwestern of the twin peaks that together form Mount Tanigawa, paired with the slightly higher Oki-no-Mimi (1,977 m) to the northeast. Straddling Minakami Town in Gunma and Yuzawa Town in Niigata, it lies within Jōshin'etsu-Kōgen National Park. It sits on the standard Tenjin-One ridge route from the Tanigawadake Joch ropeway via Kata-no-Goya, and is usually visited together with Oki-no-Mimi.

Toma-no-Mimi 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 Mount Tanigawa Nishiguro Ridge Ascent and Tenjin Ridge Descent: about 5 h 57 min, 8.1 km, about 1,320 m of climbing.

Toma-no-Mimi weather (hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:09, sunset 16:47

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Toma-no-Mimi, Minakami, Gunma

Toma-no-Mimi hiking routes

Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.

Huts, campsites and lodging near Toma-no-Mimi

Mountain huts

Lodging

  • Tenjin Lodge 3.2 km from the summit

Toma-no-Mimi facts

Also known as
谷川岳 · 薬師岳
Elevation
1,963 m
Location
Minakami, Gunma
36.834393, 138.930214
National Park
上信越高原国立公園
Season Opens
July 1
Season Closes
October 31
Website
www.enjoy-minakami.jp
Trail Map
www.enjoy-minakami.jp (PDF)
Access Information
tanigawadake-joch.com
Wikipedia
ja.wikipedia.org

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