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Karasawa Cirque (200708)
is one of major glacial cirques in Japan, located in the Kamikochi region of Azumi, Matsumoto City, in Nagano prefecture. The entire cirque and surrounding mountains are all within Chūbu-Sangaku National Park, which was designated a national park on December 4, 1934. Outline Karasawa Cirque lies under the peaks of Mount Hotakadake, including its highest Mount Okuhatakadake (3,190m), in the Hida Mountains or ''Northern Japanese Alps''. Other peaks circling the glacial valley include Mount Karasawa (3,110m), Mount Kitahotakadake, and (3,106m) Maehotakadake (3,090m). Other important locations include: where , built in 1924, is located at 2983m; and a ridge, which leads to Mount Okuhatakadake. The diameter of the cirque is about 2,000m. The floor of the cirque is 2,300m above sea level, with a difference in elevation of 900m. Melting snow from the cirque helps to form the Azusa River, which flows down through the Kamikochi valley, before joining the Sai River and then the Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karasawa Cirque (200708)
is one of major glacial cirques in Japan, located in the Kamikochi region of Azumi, Matsumoto City, in Nagano prefecture. The entire cirque and surrounding mountains are all within Chūbu-Sangaku National Park, which was designated a national park on December 4, 1934. Outline Karasawa Cirque lies under the peaks of Mount Hotakadake, including its highest Mount Okuhatakadake (3,190m), in the Hida Mountains or ''Northern Japanese Alps''. Other peaks circling the glacial valley include Mount Karasawa (3,110m), Mount Kitahotakadake, and (3,106m) Maehotakadake (3,090m). Other important locations include: where , built in 1924, is located at 2983m; and a ridge, which leads to Mount Okuhatakadake. The diameter of the cirque is about 2,000m. The floor of the cirque is 2,300m above sea level, with a difference in elevation of 900m. Melting snow from the cirque helps to form the Azusa River, which flows down through the Kamikochi valley, before joining the Sai River and then the Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landforms Of Nagano Prefecture
A landform is a natural or anthropogenic land feature on the solid surface of the Earth or other planetary body. Landforms together make up a given terrain, and their arrangement in the landscape is known as topography. Landforms include hills, mountains, canyons, and valleys, as well as shoreline features such as bays, peninsulas, and seas, including submerged features such as mid-ocean ridges, volcanoes, and the great ocean basins. Physical characteristics Landforms are categorized by characteristic physical attributes such as elevation, slope, orientation, stratification, rock exposure and soil type. Gross physical features or landforms include intuitive elements such as berms, mounds, hills, ridges, cliffs, valleys, rivers, peninsulas, volcanoes, and numerous other structural and size-scaled (e.g. ponds vs. lakes, hills vs. mountains) elements including various kinds of inland and oceanic waterbodies and sub-surface features. Mountains, hills, plateaux, and plains are the fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Hut
A mountain hut is a building located high in the mountains, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers and hikers. Mountain huts are usually operated by an Alpine Club or some organization dedicated to hiking or mountain recreation. They are known by many names, including alpine hut, mountain shelter, mountain refuge, mountain lodge, and mountain hostel. It may also be called a refuge hut, although these occur in lowland areas (e.g. lowland forests) too. Mountain huts can provide a range of services, starting with shelter and simple sleeping berths. Some, particularly in remote areas, are not staffed, but others have staff which prepare meals and drinks and can provide other services, including providing lectures and selling clothing and small items. Mountain huts usually allow anybody to access their facilities, although some require reservations. While shelters have long existed in mountains, modern hut systems date back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Alps
The is a series of mountain ranges in Japan which bisect the main island of Honshu. The peaks that tower over central Honshu have long been the object of veneration and pilgrimage. These mountains had long been exploited by local people for raw materials, including timber, fuel, fertilizer, fodder, meat, minerals, and medicines. Most visitors came to the mountain for pilgrimage, especially to the Buddhist temple and the sacred peak of Mount Tate. The name was coined by English archaeologist William Gowland, and later popularized by Reverend Walter Weston (1861–1940), an English missionary for whom a memorial plaque is located at Kamikōchi, a tourist destination known for its alpine climate. When Gowland coined the phrase, he was only referring to the Hida Mountains, but it now also applies to the Kiso Mountains and Akaishi Mountains. History The Japanese Alps has a long history before William Gowland established this name. The Japanese Alps have been used as a place of as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traverse (climbing)
A traverse is a lateral move or route when climbing or descending (including skiing); going mainly sideways rather than up or down. The general sense of 'a Traverse' is to cross, or cut across and in general mountaineering, a road or path traveled traverses the steep gradient of the face. In civil engineering, road bed cuttings (or 'traverses') dug by construction operations creating an navigable incline into a hillside traverse the slope, also cut across the gradient as does the skier, climber, or builder. Climbing In climbing, Traversing a climbing wall is a good warm-up 'Warming up' is a part of stretching and preparation for physical exertion or a performance by exercising or practicing gently beforehand, usually undertaken before a performance or practice. Athletes, singers, actors and others warm up before s ... exercise. When moving laterally, the technique of ''crossing through'' is more efficient than shuffling. In this, the limbs are crossed so that the moves are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Chō
at is a mountain located in Japan. Mount Chō is part of the Hida Mountains (Northern Alps) in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park, and is located in the cities of Azumino and Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture. It is located to the south of Mount Jōnen on the ridgeline of the Jōnen Mountain Range. Mount Chō is a popular destination for hikers because it offers views of other famous Japanese mountains, including Mount Yari and Mount Hotakadake along the ''Panorama Ginza''. The summit of Mount Chō has a gentle slope, and near the summit, several small ponds are found, including Chougaike (蝶ヶ池) at and Youseinoike (妖精ノ池) at . Viewed from Mount Chōyari, the double-ridgeline of Mount Chō can be seen. Much snow accumulates here, affecting the distribution of alpine plants. Near the summit is a zone of creeping pines, and it is a habitat for rock ptarmigan. Climbing History * In 1826 ( Bunsei 9), the Jōdo-shū Buddhist monk, Banryū (播隆), is said to have made the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Yari
is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The peak lies in the southern part of the Hida Mountains (Northern Alps) of Japan, on the border of Ōmachi and Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture. The priest Banryū (1786–1840) founded a temple there. The headwater of Japan's longest river, the Shinano River, begins here as the Azusa River. History * July 28, 1828 - Banryū first climbed the mountain. * 1878 - William Gowland became the first non-Japanese man to climb to the top. * August, 1891 - Englishman Walter Weston climbed to the top. * 1922 - Japanese mountaineer Maki Yūkō made the first winter ascent of the mountain. * December 20, 1959 - Senshu University mountain staff is climbing Kitakama (北鎌) Ridge when an avalanche occurs, 9 people were killed. Outline Mount Yari is located in the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. The name derives from its shape, which resembles a spear (槍 ''yari'') thrust into the sky. Because of its shape, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpico Kōtsū
is a public transport company in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is the core company of Alpico Group and is wholly owned by Alpico Holdings Co., Ltd. The company was known as until its merger with two affiliate companies on April 1, 2011. Headquarters The company's headquarters are at 1-1 Igawajō 2-chōme, Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture 390-8518 Japan. Area served The company serves the cities of Chino, Nagano, Matsumoto, Nagano, Okaya, Nagano, Suwa, Nagano, and their vicinities. History *May 29, 1920 - Incorporated as Chikuma Railway (筑摩鉄道) *October 2, 1921 - Opens Shimashima Line railway between Matsumoto and Niimura. *May 3, 1922 - Extends Shimashima Line from Niimura to Hata. *September 26, 1922 - Extends Shimashima Line from Hata to Shimashima. *October 31, 1922 - Renamed as Chikuma Electric Railway (筑摩電気鉄道) *April 19, 1924 - Opens Asama Line tramway between Matsumoto and Asama-onsen.Wakuda, ''supra'', p. 48 *December 2, 1932 - Renamed as Matsumoto Elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountaineering
Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, and bouldering are also considered variants of mountaineering by some. Unlike most sports, mountaineering lacks widely applied formal rules, regulations, and governance; mountaineers adhere to a large variety of techniques and philosophies when climbing mountains. Numerous local alpine clubs support mountaineers by hosting resources and social activities. A federation of alpine clubs, the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA), is the International Olympic Committee-recognized world organization for mountaineering and climbing. The consequences of mountaineering on the natural environment can be seen in terms of individual components of the environment (land relief, soil, vegetation, fauna, and landscape) and location/z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overflow (248063459)
Overflow may refer to: Computing and telecommunications * Integer overflow, a condition that occurs when an integer calculation produces a result that is greater than what a given register can store or represent * Buffer overflow, a situation whereby the incoming data size exceeds that which can be accommodated by a buffer. ** Heap overflow, a type of buffer overflow that occurs in the heap data area * Overflow (software), a NASA-developed computational fluid dynamics program using overset (Chimera) grids *Overflow condition, a situation that occurs when more information is being transmitted than the hardware can handle *Overspill, a proof technique in non-standard analysis, is less commonly called overflow * Stack overflow in which a computer program makes too many subroutine calls and its call stack runs out of space Other * Overflow (company), a Japanese video game developer * ''Overflow'' (magazine), a free quarterly in Brooklyn, New York, US *River overflow A flood is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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