Kitadake from Hirogawara
Up from Hirogawara past Shirane-Oike to the shoulder hut, over Kitadake — Japan's second-highest summit at 3,193 m — to Kitadake Sanso.
- Typical
- 1 nights / 2 days
- Walking time
- Not confirmed
- High point
- Kitadake 3,193m
- Places to sleep
- 3 huts
High point 3,193m ／ Total ascent approx. 957m
Hut (tap for details) Trailhead Point passed Elevation not confirmed
The horizontal axis is the order of the route, not time: we have not confirmed this route's leg times against an official source. The ridge line simply joins the recorded points, so it does not show the real shape of the terrain. Total ascent is an approximation summed between those points.
Where you can sleep on this route
- Shirane-Oike Goya (白根御池小屋) Mountain hut / 2,236m / Dinner + breakfast ¥11,900
- Kitadake Kata-no-Koya (北岳肩の小屋) Mountain hut / 3,000m / Dinner + breakfast ¥13,000
- Kitadake Sanso (北岳山荘) Mountain hut / 2,900m
In the order you walk them. Each hut's page has its dates, prices, facilities and how to book.
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Elevation not confirmed
Hirogawara (広河原)Trailhead
Closed to private cars: come by bus or share taxi from Ashiyasu or Naradagawa.
- — Height change not confirmed
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2,236m
Shirane-Oike Goya (白根御池小屋)Mountain hut / 南アルプス市営（芦安ファンクラブ・南アルプスゲートウェイ）
15 Jun – 令和8年度は6月15日より営業 Secondary source (as of 2026-09-23)
Dinner + breakfast ¥11,900 No meals ¥8,000 Tent ¥1,000
- Drying room
Booking opensFrom 1 April, 10:00 JST on Minapusu Reserve.
- — Height change not confirmed
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3,000m
Kitadake Kata-no-Koya (北岳肩の小屋)Mountain hut
15 Jun – 5 Nov 公式の表記は「6月中旬〜11月上旬」。日付は目安 Secondary source (as of 2026-09-23)
Dinner + breakfast ¥13,000 No meals ¥9,000 Tent ¥2,000
- Water: Free
- — Height change not confirmed via Kitadake 3,193m
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2,900m
Kitadake Sanso (北岳山荘)Mountain hut / 南アルプス市営（芦安ファンクラブ・南アルプスゲートウェイ）
15 Jun – 5 Nov 公式の表記は「6月中旬〜11月初旬」。日付は目安 Secondary source (as of 2026-09-23)
No meals ¥9,000 Tent ¥1,100
- Water: Free
Booking opensFrom 1 April, 10:00 JST on Minapusu Reserve.