Mount Yakushi Explained

Mount Yakushi
Other Name:	薬師岳
Elevation M:	2926.01
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Map:	Japan
Map Size:	260
Label Position:	none
Listing:	List of mountains in Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Language:	Japanese
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /ja/
Location:	Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Range:	Hida Mountains
Coordinates:	36.4689°N 137.5447°W
Coordinates Ref:	^[2]
Topo:	Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 薬師岳 50000:1 槍ヶ岳
Easiest Route:	Hike

is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains,^[3] reaching the height of 29260NaN0. It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Toyama Prefecture. It was specified for Chūbu-Sangaku National Park on December 4, 1934.^[4]

Outline

There are a lot of mountains with the same name in Japan, but this is the highest peak. It is a mountain of the Faith for a long time as well as Mount Tate and Mount Ontake. Bhaisajyaguru is enshrined in the Shinto shrine on the top of the mountain.

History

• It was the mountain of no admittance for women before the Meiji period.
• 1885 – Benjamin Smith Lyman climbed this mountain and Mount Yari by the purpose of the measurement investigation etc.^[5]
• 1904 – Geologist's Naomasa Yamasaki discovered Cirque on the east side of the mountain.^[6]
• 1909 – English literature's Jūji Tanabe climbed, and published the book on travel of mountain.^[7]
• 1926 – Writer Kyūya Fukada climbed, and published 100 Famous Japanese Mountains in 1964.^[8]
• December 4, 1934 – This area was specified to the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.^[4]
• March 29, 1952 – The cirque of Mount Yakushi was specified for the special Natural monument.
• January 15, 1963 – 13 members of Aichi University met an accident in this mountain where a large amount of snows piled, and died.^[9]

Cirque on Mount Yakushi

There are 4 large Cirque on the east side of the mountain.

• Northern cirque – It is not plain because it collapsed.
• Kanasaku valley cirque – This was originated by person's name of Kanasaku Miyamoto. It is between Mount kita-Yakushi and Mount Yakushi.
• Central cirque – It is on the southeast side of Mount Yakushi.
• Southern cirque – It is on the southeast of Central cirque.

Mountaineering

Main ascent routes

There are several climbing routes to the top of the mountain.^{[10] [11]}

• Entrance Arimine (Oritate) : Oritate – Tarōdaira hut – Yakushi mountain pass – Yakushi plain (Yakushi-daira) – Yakushi mountain cottage – Mount Yakushi. This is the shortest route.
• Hietsu-shin-dō (Hietsu new route) : Hietsu Tunnel – Sennin mountain pass – Kagami pond – Mount Teraji – Kitanomata hut – Tarōdaira hut – Yakushi mountain pass – Yakushi plain – Yakushi mountain cottage – Mount Yakushi. Also there is Kamioka-shin-dō (Kamioka new route) for Mount Teraji.
• From Mount Tate : Murodō – Mount Tate – Ichinokosi mountain cottage – Mount Shishi – Zara mountain pass – Goshikigahara – Mount Ecchuzawa – Sugonokkoshi hut – Hazama Mountain – Mount Kita-Yakushi – Mount Yakushi.
• From Mount Kurobegorō : Mount Kurobegorō – Mount Kitanomata – (Mount Tarō) – Tarōdaira hut – Yakushi mountain pass – Yakushi plain – Yakushi mountain cottage – Mount Yakushi. There are several route for Mount Kurobegorō.

Mountain hut

Thera are several Mountain hut around Mount Yakushi. Yakushi mountain cottage is the nearest hut.

• – in the col between Mount Ecchuzawa and Mount Hazama (with Campsite), 50 person accommodation
• – between Mount Yakushi and Yakushi plain, 60 person accommodation
• – between Mount Taro and Kumonotaira, on Kurobe River ashore, 60 person accommodation
• – between Yakushi mountain pass and Mount Tarō (with Campsite on Yakushi mountain pass), 150 person accommodation
• – in the col between Mount Teraji and Mount Kitanomata (Shelter hut), 8 person accommodation
• – in the col between Mount Kurobegorō and Mount Mitsumatarenge (with Campsite), 60 person accommodation
• – in the col between Mount Mitsumatagenge and Mount Washiba (with Campsite), 70 person accommodation

Alpine plant

The upper part of this mountain is situated in Tree line region, Siberian Dwarf Pine and Alpine plant grow naturally. There are quite a lot of kinds of alpine plant in the surrounding, and it is selected to "the 100 famous Japanese mountains of flower" by Sumie Tanaka.^[12]

• around Yakushi plain : Phyllodoce aleutica, Nephrophyllidium, Gentiana thunbergii var. minor, Anemone narcissiflora, Trollius japonicus, Siberian Dwarf Pine etc.
• around Yakushi mountain pass : Paris japonica, Maianthemum dilatatum, Caltha palustris etc.
• around Tarōdaira hut : Veratrum stamineum, Geum pentapetalum, Geranium yesoemse var. nipponicum, Lysichiton camtschatcense, Ranunculus acris, Pedicularis chamissonis var. japonica, Eriophorum vaginatum etc.

Geography

Nearby mountains

Image	Mountain	Elevation	Distance from the Top	Note
	Mt. Tate 立山	30150NaN0	13.71NaN1	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
	Mt. Ecchuzawa 越中沢岳	2591.420NaN0	6.21NaN1
	Mt. Akaushi 赤牛岳	2864.230NaN0	5.31NaN1	200 Famous Japanese Mountains
	Mt. Yakushi 薬師岳	2926.010NaN0	01NaN1	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
	Mt. Kitanamata 北ノ俣岳	26620NaN0	61NaN1
	Mt. Suishō 水晶岳	29860NaN0	71NaN1	another name is Mount Kuro 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
	Mt. Kurobegorō 黒部五郎岳	2839.580NaN0	8.51NaN1	100 Famous Japanese Mountains

Rivers

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

• tributary of the Jōganji River
• tributaries of the Kurobe River

See also

• Hida Mountains
• Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
• List of mountains in Japan
• 100 Famous Japanese Mountains

Notes and References

1. Web site: Information inspection service of the Triangulation station. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan,(高山-槍ヶ岳-薬師岳). ja. January 24, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090609164634/http://sokuservice1.gsi.go.jp/datums/. June 9, 2009. mdy-all.
2. Web site: Map inspection service. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan,(高山-槍ヶ岳-三俣蓮華岳). ja . January 24, 2011.
3. Book: 100 Famous Japanese Mountains . . The Asahi Shimbun Company. 4-02-260871-4. 192–195 . ja . 1982.
4. Web site: Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. Ministry of the Environment. January 24, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120227172634/http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/chubu.html. February 27, 2012. mdy-all.
5. Book: Magazine of museum about Northern Japanese Alps (climbing mountain and Folkloristics). Omachi alpine museum. ja. Shinanoji, ASIN B000J9DVK8 . 1972.
6. Book: History of the climbing mountain of Japan that can look. ja. YAMA-KEI Publishers . 4-635-17814-5. 46. 2005.
7. Book: My mountain travel for 50 years. Jūji Tanabe. ja. Heibonsha Limited, Publishers . 4-582-76134-8. 2005.
8. Book: 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. Kyūya Fukada. ja. The Asahi Shimbun Company . 4-02-260871-4. 198. 1982.
9. Book: Dictionary of mountain in Japan. ja. . 4-385-15403-1. 524. 1992.
10. Book: Alpen guide Kamikōchi, Mount Yari and Mount Hotaka . YAMA-KEI Publishers. 4-635-01319-7. ja . 2000.
11. Book: Mountain and plateau map of Mount Tsurugi and Mount Tate . Shobunsha Publications. 978-4-398-75716-6 . ja . 2010.
12. Book: 100 Famous Japanese Mountains of flower . Sumie Tanaka . Bungeishunjū. 4-16-352790-7. 221–224. ja . 1995.