Yakushidake
薬師岳
Minamiuonuma, Niigata · Elevation 1,652 m
A peak on the Hakkaisan climbing route. From the ropeway’s upper station, the trail passes Nyonindo and climbs steeply from Haraigawa, where water is available. Beyond the peak it continues to Senbonhinoki Hut, with stone Buddhist statues along the way.
Yakushidake at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 7 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 18 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Mount Yakushi and Nyūdō-dake Return from Hakkai-san Ropeway Summit Station: about 6 h 15 min, 9.2 km, about 1,010 m of climbing.
Yakushidake weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:09, sunset 16:46
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.1 | 6 | 7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 10 | 3.9 | 8 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 16 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 13 | 8 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.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 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 0 | <1 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Yakushidake hiking routes
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Yakushidake
Mountain huts
- 八海山避難小屋
- 千本檜小屋 2026: open July 1–October 25 · reservation required · sleeps 50
- 女人堂 unstaffed · sleeps 20
- 千之沢小屋
- 霊泉小屋 unstaffed
Campsites
- 大崎キャンプ場
Yakushidake facts
- Elevation
- 1,652 m
- Location
- Minamiuonuma, Niigata
37.114298, 139.014076 - Website
- www.princehotels.co.jp
- Access Information
- m-uonuma.jp