is a mountain on the border of
Chino and
Koumi of
Nagano in
Japan
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. This mountain is the highest mountains of
Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group
is a volcanic group of stratovolcanoes and lava domes located in Nagano Prefecture on Honshū in Japan.
Description
The Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group is part of the Yatsugatake Mountains. The northern group is defined as the mountains fro ...
, and consists of two peaks, ''Mount Nishi Tengu'', and ''Mount Higashi Tengu'', . Mount Tengu is named for the mythical
Tengu of
Japanese folklore.
Description
Mount Tengu is a
stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...
. The mountain forms part of
Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park, and is one of .
Mount Neishi
{{nihongo, Mount Neishi, 根石岳, Neishi-dake is a 2,603m mountain on the border of Chino and Koumi of Nagano in Japan. This mountain belongs to Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group.
Description
Mount Neishi is a stratovolcano. This mountain ...
, , is located just to the south of Mount Hisashi Tengu. , , is located to the north of Mount Hisashi Tengu.
Access
* or of
Alpico Kōtsū from
Chino Station
is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in the city of Chino, Nagano, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Chino Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 195.2 kilometers from the terminal station, termin ...
Mountain Climbing
The main traverse route of the Yatsugatake Mountain Range passes through the eastern summit of Mount Tengu. In addition, there are mountain trails on the western side of Mount Tengu from Shibunoyu, , in Oku-Tateshina Onsen Village and from Karasawa Kosen, and on the eastern side from Inakoyu via Honzawa Onsen.
A mountain hut, ''Kuroyuri Hutte'', , is located at Kuroyuridaira, just west of , where the mountain trail from Shibunoyu joins the main traverse route. The trail is approximately 2.5 hours from Shibunoyu to Kuroyuri Hutte, and then 90 minutes to Higashi Tengu. Nishi Tengu is a further 20 minutes. Kuroyuri Hutte is open year-round.
[Kuroyuri Hutte]
accessed Feb 20 2024
Gallery
Image:Iodake3.JPG, Mount Tengu from Mount Iō
Image:Tengudake1.JPG, Mount Nishi-Tengu (Left) and Mount Higashi-Tengu from Mount Neishi
{{nihongo, Mount Neishi, 根石岳, Neishi-dake is a 2,603m mountain on the border of Chino and Koumi of Nagano in Japan. This mountain belongs to Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group.
Description
Mount Neishi is a stratovolcano. This mountain ...
Image:Mount Tenguy.jpg, Mount Higashi Tengu (centre), Nishi Tengu (right), and Mount Iō (left) in winter
Image:Tengudake2.JPG, Mount Nishi-Tengu from Mount Higashi-Tengu
Image:Tengudake3.JPG, Mount Higashi-Tengu from Mount Nishi-Tengu
Image:Tengudake4.JPG, Mount Nishi-Tengu from Mount Neishi
References
Ministry of Environment of JapanOfficial Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan ‘Yatsugatake, Tateshina, Utsukushigahara, Kirigamine 2008, Shobunsha* {{cite gvp, name=Tengu-Hirayama, vn=285819, access-date=2021-06-24
Mountains of Nagano Prefecture, Tengu
Tengu
Stratovolcanoes of Japan
Pleistocene stratovolcanoes