is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of . It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Nagano Prefecture and in

Chūbu-Sangaku National Park is a national park in the Chūbu region of Japan. It was established around the Hida Mountains and encompasses parts of Nagano, Gifu, Toyama and Niigata prefectures. It was designated a national park on December 4, 1934, along with Daisets ...

. The shape of the mountain looks like the triangle. It can be seen from Azumi Basin.

Outline

This mountain is formed with

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. Before 1959 nine kinds of butterfly on high mountains can be seen around the mountain. Colias erate and others can be seen now. The shape of the remaining snow of this mountain had decided the time when it farmed. The shape was called .

History

* Summer 1894: Englishman

Walter Weston Walter Weston (25 December 1861 – 27 March 1940), was an English clergyman and Anglican missionary who helped popularise recreational mountaineering in Japan at the turn of the 20th century. Background and early life Weston was born 25 De ...

became the first man to climb on the top. * Summer 1906:

Usui Kojima was a Japanese author from Yokohama, Japan who authored over 20 books. He was also known for amassing a collection of over 900 ukiyo-e Ukiyo-e is a genre of Japanese art which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produ ...

became the first Japanese man to climb on the top. * July 27, 1919:

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of was opened. * 1922:

Kyūya Fukada was a Japanese writer and mountaineer active during the Shōwa period in Japan. Early life Kyūya was born in what is now Kaga city, Ishikawa prefecture. He attended the Fujishima High School, followed by the preparatory school for the Tokyo I ...

stayed at the Jōnen Hut, and climbed this mountain. * June 1931: The double accident of the climbing mountain party and the rescue team occurred. * December 4, 1934: This area was specified to the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. * 1993:

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of Jōnen Kasa with

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was put on the market by the

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. * May 28, 2007:

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broadcasts the television program concerning Mount Jōnen in the series programs of excellent mountain in Japan. * September 10, 2010: NHK broadcasts the television program concerning Mount Jōnen and the high mountain butterfly.

Mountaineering

Mount Jonen from Mount Yokotooshi 2004-5-2

Main ascent routes

There are three climbing routes to the top of the mountain. ;Ichino River route :Hie-Daira - - Munatuki-hachō - Jōnen Hut(Jōnen-Nokkoshi) - Mount Jōnen ; route :Mitsumata(三股) - Hon river - Mount Mae-Jōnen - Mount Jōnen ;Traverses Route of Jōnen Mountains (from north and south) :There are several stating points to climb.(Kamikōchi, Tokusawa, Yokoo, Mitsumata, from Mount Otensuo, and others) Huts Jyonen 2004-5-2

Mountain hut

Thera are several

around Mount Jōnen. There is the

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on each hut. * Jōnen Hut (常念小屋) - On the pass of between Mount Jōnen and Mount Yokotooshi. It is one of the oldest hut in Japan. * Mount Chō Hut (蝶ヶ岳ヒュッテ) - Near the top of Mount Chō. * Yokoo Mountain Cottage (横尾山荘) - In Yokoo most in the north of Kamikochi. * Daiten Cottage (大天荘) - Near the top of Mount Otensyo.

Geography

Nearby Mountains

It is on the sub ridge line of Jōnen Mountains in the southeast part of the Hida Mountains. There is a small peak of Mount Mae-Jōnen in the southeast by east.

Source river

Each source river joins the main stream of

Shinano River The , known as the in its upper reaches, is the longest and widest river in Japan and the third largest by basin area (behind the Tone River and Ishikari River). It is located in northeastern Honshu, rising in the Japanese Alps and flowing ...

, then flows to the

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. * Ichinomata Valley (

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of Azusa River) * Jōnen River, Ichino River and Nino river (tributary of Sai (Nagano) River)

Gallery

Image:071006 Jonendake frm Yari.jpg, Mount Jōnen from

Mount Yari is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The peak lies in the southern part of the Hida Mountains (Northern Alps) of Japan, on the border of Ōmachi and Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture. The priest Banryū ...

Image:Mount Jonen from Mount Yari and sunrise 2003-10-5.jpg, Mount Jōnen and

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from Mount Yari Image:Mount Jonen from Mount Cho 2001-11-11.jpg, Mount Jōnen where it snowed from Mount Chō Image:Mount Jonen from MaeJonen 1999-8-1.jpg, Mount Jōnen in summer from Mount Mae-Jōnen Image:Mount Yari from Mount Jonen 2001-10-6.jpg, Mount Yari that turned red in autumn from Mount Jōnen

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonen Hida Mountains Mount Jonen Mountains of Nagano Prefecture Mount Jonen