Mount Kasa Explained

Mount Kasa
Other Name:	笠ヶ岳
Elevation M:	2897.48
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Map:	Japan
Map Size:	200
Label Position:	none
Listing:	List of mountains in Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Language:	Japanese
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /ja/
Location:	Takayama, Gifu Prefecture Japan
Range:	Hida Mountains
Coordinates:	36.3153°N 137.6167°W
Coordinates Ref:	^[2]
Topo:	Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 笠ヶ岳 50000:1 上高地
First Ascent:	1683(Enkū)
Easiest Route:	Hike

is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of 28970NaN0. It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Gifu Prefecture and in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.^[3] The shape of the mountain looks like the Umbrella("Kasa"-笠) in the triangle. Therefore, it became this name.^[4] There are many mountains with same name in Japan and this is the tallest.

History

In 1683 – It was said that Enkū had opened this mountain.^[5]
In 1823 – The Buddhist monk Banryū climbed to the top, and placed a bronze Buddha statue at the top in 1824.^[6]
In 1894, August 2 – Englishman Walter Weston had climbed on the top.^[7]
In 1913, August – Usui Kojima had climbed on the top.
In 1932 – Mountain hut of Kasa Mountain Cottage (笠ヶ岳山荘) was constructed near the top.^[8]
In 1934, December 4 – This area was specified to the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.^[3]
In 1964 – "Kasa-shin-dō"(笠新道) of the new Trail had been made. Then it is the main route to the Mount Kasa.
In 1993 – Postage stamp of Mount Kasa and Takayama Festival was put on the market by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Japan).^[9]
In 1995 – Sumie Tanaka (田中澄江 Tanaka Sumie) completed New Flowers of the 100 Mountains, which featured many of the Alpine plant(Trollius japonicus シナノキンバイ and others) on Mount Kasa.^[10]

Mountaineering

Main ascent routes

There are three climbing routes to the top of the mountain.^[11] ^[12]

Kasa-shin-dō

Shin-Hotaka Onsen(新穂高温泉) – Mount Nukedo – Kasa Mountain Cottage – Mount Kasa

Valley Kuriya

Nakao-Kōgen-guchi(中尾高原口) – Valley Kuriya – Mount Kasa

Traverses Route of Northern Japanese Alps(Hida Mountains) from north side

Mount Sugoroku – Mount Yumiori – Mount Nukedo – Kasa Mountain Cottage – Mount Kasa

Mountain hut

Thera are several Mountain hut around Mount Kasa.Around Shin-Hotaka-Onsen, there are many hot spring (Onsen) to take the tiredness and to relax.

Kasa Mountain Cottage (笠ヶ岳山荘) – near the top (with Campsite)
Wasabi-Daira Hut (ワサビ平小屋) – near the entrance of Kasa-shin-dō
Kagami-Daira Mountain Cottage (鏡平山荘) – near the Pond Kagami(鏡池)
Sugoroku Hut (双六小屋) – between Mount Sugoroku and Mount Momisawa (with Campsite)

Geography

It is the mountain that consists chiefly of the Porphyry (geology). The higher region than Shakushi-daira(杓子平) are the forest limit of Siberian Dwarf Pine belt, and the place that Alpine plant grows naturally and Rock Ptarmigan live.

Nearby mountains

Mount Kasa is on the subridge (from Mount Sugoroku) of the main ridge line in the southern part of the Hida Mountains.　There are Mount Shakujō and Mount Ōkibanotsuji on the southern ridge.

Mountain	Elevation	Distance from the Top	Note
Mt. Yari 槍ヶ岳	31800NaN0	9.21NaN1	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Mt. Kasa 笠ヶ岳	28970NaN0	01NaN1	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Mt. Shakujō 錫杖岳	21680NaN0	3.80NaN0	Rock climbing on the rock peak
Mt. Hotaka 穂高岳	31900NaN0	9.20NaN0	Tallest mountain in Hida Mountains 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Mt. Haku 白山	27020NaN0	72.31NaN1	Tallest mountain in Ishikawa Prefecture 100 Famous Japanese Mountains

Rivers

The mountain is the source of the following rivers, each of which flows to the Sea of Japan.

Sugoroku River (a tributary of the Jinzū River)
Gamata River (tributaries of the Takahara River)

Notes and References

Web site: Information inspection service of the Triangulation station. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan,(高山-上高地-笠ヶ岳). December 1, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090609164634/http://sokuservice1.gsi.go.jp/datums/. June 9, 2009.
Web site: Map inspection service. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan,(高山-上高地-笠ヶ岳). December 1, 2010.
Web site: Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. Ministry of the Environment (Japan). December 1, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120227172634/http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/chubu.html. February 27, 2012.
Book: Dictionary of name of Japanese mountain (日本山名辞典). Sanseido. 4-385-15403-1. 122. 1992.
Book: 1000 Japanese Mountains. YAMA-KEI Publishers. 4-635-09025-6. 1992.
Web site: THE HOTAKA MOUNTAIN RANGE – Chubusangaku National Park . 2024-07-16 . chubusangaku.jp.
Book: Mountaineeraing and exploration in Japanese alps, (in 1896 by Walter Weston). translated into Japanese (日本アルプスの登山と探検), Iwanami　Shoten . 4-00-334741-2. 2005. new.
Book: The story of mountain huts in Northern Japanese Alps. Tokyo Shimbun. 4-8083-0374-4. 1997.
Book: 100 Famous Japanese Mountains with postmark of stamp with the scenery. Hukurōsha . 978-4-89806-276-0. 2007.
Book: New Flowers of the 100 Mountains (新・花の百名山). Bunsyunbunko. Sumie Tanaka. 4-16-731304-9. 1995.
Book: Alpen guide Kamikōchi, Mount Yari and Mount Hotaka (アルペンガイド). YAMA-KEI Publishers. 4-635-01319-7. 2000.
Book: Mountain and plateau map, Mount Yari, Mount Hotaka and Kamikōchi (山と高原地図). Shobunsha Publications. 978-4-398-75717-3. 2010.