Mount Hijiri Explained

Mount Hijiri
Other Name:	聖岳
Elevation M:	3013
Map:	Japan
Map Size:	280
Label Position:	right
Listing:	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Location:	Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Range:	Akaishi Mountains
Coordinates:	35.4228°N 138.1397°W

is a mountain located in the Akaishi Mountains in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, (Shizuoka Prefecture) and Iida, (Nagano Prefecture) in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is 30130NaN0 high.^[1] It is the southernmost mountain in Minami Alps National Park^[2] and is included on the list of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains". There are several mountain climbing trails and mountain huts around the mountain including the Hijiri-Daira hut in the mountain pass in the south.

Animals and Alpine plants

A lot of alpine plants and rock ptarmigans are seen in the upper alpine region. Sika deer are seen on the hillside.

See also

• List of mountains in Japan
• Three-thousanders (in Japan)

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.minamialps-net.jp/data/article/4.html . ja:北岳 . Mount Kita . Yamanashi NichiNichi Newspaper on Minami Alps Net . December 25, 2009 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722113842/http://www.minamialps-net.jp/data/article/4.html . July 22, 2011 . dead.
2. Web site: Minami Alps National Park . . May 11, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110322202027/https://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/minamialps.html . March 22, 2011 . dead.