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The 3,180m mountain name means "Spear Mountain" for a reason, is occasionally dubbed Japan's Matterhorn.
Mount Yari is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The 3,180-metre-high (10,433 ft) peak lies in the southern part of the Hida Mountains 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.
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穂高岳 Hotaka-dake
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.
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.
(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.