Mount Tsurugi

Overview

Mount Tsurugi is a 2,999-meter peak in the Tateyama range in the northern part of the Hida Mountains (Northern Alps). Straddling the towns of Kamiichi and Tateyama in Toyama Prefecture, it lies within Chūbu-Sangaku National Park, and its mountain area is a special protection zone. It is listed among the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains and the New 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

Highlights

• ●A 2,999-meter peak of the Tateyama range
• ●A mountain area within a special protection zone of Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
• ●Selection among the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains and the New 100
• ●One of the few mountains in Japan where glaciers still remain, alongside Tateyama, Kashimayari, and Karamatsu

History

The first modern ascent was made in 1907. On reaching the summit, a rusted iron sword and staff were found; later investigation dated the sword to the late Nara to early Heian period, showing that shugenja had climbed the mountain about 1,200 years earlier. The name derives from the word for sword.

Map

36.6233, 137.6172 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Head toward the area of Mount Tsurugi in the Tateyama range
2. 2Note that the area is a special protection zone of Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
3. 3Take in the 2,999-meter summit
4. 4Observe the natural setting of one of the few mountains where glaciers remain

Did you know?

💡 During the first modern ascent, an iron sword found at the summit was dated to the late Nara to early Heian period, indicating that shugenja had climbed the peak about 1,200 years earlier.

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