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Okuhotakadake (奥穂高岳)

Elevation 3,190m. 2 routes go up this mountain.

Okuhotakadake from Karasawadake
Okuhotakadake from Karasawadake Photo: Alpsdake / CC BY-SA 4.0（Wikimedia Commons）

100 Famous Mountains (listed as Hotakadake). The third-highest mountain in Japan (3,190 m, tied with Ainodake). The easiest route starts at Kamikochi: 2 nights / 3 days, 17h42 of walking (stamina 7, technical C). 2 routes. 6 huts to stay at. Source for lists and height rank: Wikipedia「日本百名山」「日本の山一覧 (高さ順)」

Routes up Okuhotakadake

3D map of Okuhotakadake via Karasawa Map: GSI Japan, EOxCloudless 2025 (Copernicus Sentinel) Okuhotakadake 3,190m
Okuhotakadake via Karasawa From Kamikochi via Yokoo and Karasawa, up the Zaitengrat to Hotakadake Sanso, then out and back to the Okuhotakadake summit.
  • 2 nights / 3 days
  • Walking 17h42
  • Stamina 7 / Technical C
  • Bus / no private cars
  • Places to sleep 3 huts
3D map of Karasawa Base: the Hotaka circuit Map: GSI Japan, EOxCloudless 2025 (Copernicus Sentinel) Okuhotakadake 3,190m
Karasawa Base: the Hotaka circuit Walk in from Kamikochi to the Karasawa cirque, round Kita-Hotaka and Oku-Hotaka, then back down to Kamikochi.
  • 2 nights / 3 days
  • Walking approx. 20h10
  • Stamina 7 / Technical D
  • Bus / no private cars
  • Places to sleep 6 huts

Huts to stay at

Each route page gives the sources for times and grades.