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At 3,190 m, this is the third-highest mountain in Japan. The mountain has several peaks, and the highest of these is Mount Okuhotaka (奥穂高岳 Okuhotakadake). It is on the border with Nagano.
Mount Hotaka , also known as Mount Hotakadake, is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains as coined by the media, reaching a height of 3,190 m (10,466 ft). Mount Hotaka is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains and all its major peaks except Mount Maehotaka, lie on the border between the cities of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, and Takayama, Gifu Prefecture. This mountain is located in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.
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西穂高岳
This 2,908 m peak is part of Mt. Hotakadake, and climbing it is relatively easy thanks to the cable car from Shin-Hotaka which takes you halfway up.
槍ケ岳
The 3,180m mountain name means "Spear Mountain" for a reason, is occasionally dubbed Japan's Matterhorn.
(新穂高ロープウェイ Shinhotaka Rōpuwei
The ropeway, from its lower terminal in Shin-Hotaka Onsen, the ropeway climbs 1,033 m, the greatest altitude change of any ropeway in Asia, in two stages to its upper terminal at Nishihihodaka-guchi. The trip takes 20 minutes, during which you’ll travel over 3 km before being deposited at the top. From here, stunning views of the Japanese Alps open in every direction, with hiking paths leading on into the mountains for the more adventurous.
平湯大滝 Hirayu ōtaki
A 64-meter-high waterfall, well marked and easily accessible along a short path. In winter the frozen waterfall is illuminated. Occasional buses, but check schedules carefully so you don't get stranded.