is one of the

100 Famous Japanese Mountains is a book written in 1964 by Mountaineering, mountaineer and author Kyūya Fukada.Hyakumeizan, Hiking Japan ...

, reaching the height of . It is situated in

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

's Kubiki Mountains in

Niigata Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 (1 July 2023) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...

. It was specified for Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park on July 10, 1956, but since has been absorbed by the Togakushi-Renzan National Park, which encompasses

Mount Myōkō is an active stratovolcano in Honshu, Japan. It is situated at the southwest of Myōkō city, Niigata Prefecture, and a part of Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park. Mount Myōkō is listed as one of 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and together w ...

(妙高山 ''Myōkō-san'') and Mount Niigata-Yake (新潟焼山 ''Niigata-Yakeyama'').

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The surrounding area is deep

snow country is a novel by the Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata. The novel is considered a classic work of Japanese literature and was among the three novels the Nobel Committee cited in 1968, when Kawabata was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Writ ...

. This mountain is famous for the many

alpine plant Alpine plants are plants that grow in an alpine climate, which occurs at high elevation and above the tree line. There are many different plant species and taxon, taxa that grow as a plant community in these alpine tundra. These include perennial g ...

s found above the tree line. The

Siberian Dwarf Pine ''Pinus pumila'', commonly known as the Siberian dwarf pine, dwarf Siberian pine, dwarf stone pine, Japanese stone pine, or creeping pine, is a tree in the family Pinaceae native plant, native to northeastern Asia and the Japan, Japanese isles. ...

can be seen here, together with fauna such as the

Rock Ptarmigan The rock ptarmigan (''Lagopus muta'') is a medium-sized game bird in the grouse family. It is known simply as the ptarmigan in Europe. It is the official bird for the Canadian territory of Nunavut, where it is known as the ''aqiggiq'' (ᐊᕿ� ...

. There are several climbing routes to the top of the mountain, principally from Sasagemine after the annual spring re-opening of the road. The Kōya-ike pond along the route is noted for its autumn foliage. Accommodation in the alpine environment are the Kōya

mountain hut A mountain hut is a building located at high elevation, in mountainous terrain, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineering, mountaineers, climbing, climbers and Hiking, hikers. Mountain huts are us ...

with campground, and the Kurosawa-ike hut also with campground. Both are located is to the southeast of the peak on the mountain trail system. Primula cuneifolia Hakusankozakura in bessan 2009-6-25

Primula cuneifolia Hakusankozakura in bessan 2009-6-25

Sumie Tanaka selected this mountain as one of the "100 famous flower mountains of Japan". She described the (''

Primula cuneifolia ''Primula'' () is a genus of herbaceous plant, herbaceous flowering plants in the family (biology), family Primulaceae. They include the primrose (''Primula vulgaris, P. vulgaris''), a familiar wildflower of banks and verges. Other common specie ...

'', Ledeb. var. ''hakusanensis'' Makino) as a representative flower.

Scenery of Mount Hiuchi

References

External links

"Hiuchi-yama, Japan" on Peakbagger
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hiuchiyama Mountains of Niigata Prefecture Highest points of Japanese national parks

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Scenery of Mount Hiuchi

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