Mount Ōsasa

Mount Ōsasa
大笹峰
Mount Ōsasa from Mount Denjō
Elevation	1,807.3 m (5,929 ft)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Pronunciation	[oːsasamine]
Location
Location	Nagawa, Nagano, Japan
Range	Chushin Highland
Coordinates	36°7′N 138°11′E / 36.117°N 138.183°E / 36.117; 138.183

Mount Ōsasa (大笹峰, Ōsasa-mine^?) is a 1,807.3 m (5,929 ft) mountain of Chushin Highland, located in Nagawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is a part of the Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park.

Leisure

On Mount Ōsasa, there is Blanche Takayama Sky Resort.

Route

There are several routes to the top of the mountain. The easiest route is to use sky lifts of Blanche Takayama Sky Resort from Takayama in winter. From April to November many climbers use a route from Himekidaira.

Access

• Himekidaira-Chuo Bus Stop of JR Kanto Bus

Gallery

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  Mount Ōsasa from Mount Denjō (12/2008)

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  Southern part of Hida Mountainsfrom the top of Mount Ōsasa (12/2008)

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  Yatsugatake Mountains with Mount Tateshina and Mount Fujifrom the top of Mount Ōsasa (12/2008)

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  Hida Mountainsfrom the top of Mount Ōsasa (12/2008)

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  Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group from the top of Mount Ōsasa(12/2008)

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  Mount Fuji and |Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group from the top of Mount Ōsasa (12/2008)

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  Asana Mountains from the top of Mount Ōsasa(12/2008)

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  Mount Ōsasa from Takayama (12/2008)

References

• Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan
• ‘Yatsugatake, Tateshina, Utsukushigahara, Kirigamine 2008, Shobunsha