Mount Yahiko

Overview

Mount Yahiko is a 634-meter mountain rising on the border between Yahiko village and Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture. As the main peak of the Yahiko range facing the Sea of Japan, its summit offers wide views across Niigata Prefecture. With the Yahikoyama Ropeway running between base and summit, it is a scenic and sacred mountain that is easy to reach.

Highlights

• ●634 m high, the main peak of the Yahiko range
• ●Summit views over Niigata Prefecture and the Sea of Japan
• ●A sacred mountain held to be the precinct of Yahiko Shrine
• ●Counted among the Three Hiko Mountains of Japan

History

Since ancient times it has drawn the devotion of the people as the mountain enshrining the deity of Yahiko Shrine, with the entire mountain regarded as the shrine's sacred precinct. It is the main peak of the Yahiko range on the Sea of Japan side, is designated as part of Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park, and is counted among the Three Hiko Mountains of Japan together with Mount Hiko and Mount Sekko.

Map

37.7047, 138.8089 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Ride the Yahikoyama Ropeway easily up to the summit
2. 2Take in the views over Niigata Prefecture and the Sea of Japan
3. 3Walk while sensing the atmosphere of the sacred mountain
4. 4Explore the foothill scenery on the Yahiko and Nagaoka sides

Did you know?

💡 Though only 634 meters high, the mountain stands out prominently because of its coastal setting and relative height, and broadcasting antenna towers rise at its summit.

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