Mount Yari
| Mount Yari | |
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| 槍ヶ岳 | |
Mount Yari in the centre of the image (A view from Enzansō).
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,180 m (10,430 ft) . |
| Coordinates | 36°20′31″N 137°38′51″E / 36.34194°N 137.64750°ECoordinates: 36°20′31″N 137°38′51″E / 36.34194°N 137.64750°E |
| Naming | |
| Translation | spear (Japanese) |
| Pronunciation | Japanese: [jaɾʲiɡaꜜtake] |
| Geography | |
 Mount Yari
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| Parent range | Hida Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | July 28, 1828 |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Yari (槍ヶ岳 Yari-ga-take?) 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 (Northern Alps) 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.
Mount Yari is located in the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. The name derives from its shape, which resembles a spear (槍 yari) thrust into the sky. Because of its shape, it is also called the Matterhorn of Japan. Ridges and valleys reach out from this pyramid-shaped mountain in all directions. The four ridges are Higashikama (東鎌), Yarihotaka (槍穂高), Nishikama (西鎌) and Kitakama (北鎌) to the east, south, west and north, respectively. The four valleys are Yarizawa (槍沢), Hidazawa or Yaridaira (飛騨沢 or 槍平), Senjōzawa (千丈沢) and Tenjōzawa (天丈沢) to the southeast, southwest, northwest and northeast, respectively.
During the hiking season, Mount Yari is popular with mountain climbers. One of the most famous but dangerous ridges is Kitakama. It became famous through its association with mountaineer Buntarō Katō (加藤 文太郎 Katō Buntarō?), who was a model for the novel Kokō no Hito (孤高の人) by Jirō Nitta. The disaster of Akira Matsunami (松濤明 Matsunami Akira?) told in Fūsetsu no Bibāgu (風雪のビバーグ Snowstorm Bivouac) also contributed to its fame.
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