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Day trip / approx. 5.8 km / High point 2,531m

Tateshinayama from Ogawara Pass

Ogawara Pass → Tateshina Sancho Hutte → Ogawara Pass

From Ogawara Pass (2,090 m) up to Tateshinayama (2,530 m) and back the same way.

How hard is it?

Easy.
Walkable path

Stamina 2 / 10Walking 4h

“A day trip is possible”

Technical B

Steep ups and downs; hiking experience needed

Typical
Day trip
Walking time
4hwalking only, no breaks
Distance
approx. 5.8 km
Total climb
approx. 510m high point Tateshina Sancho Hutte 2,531m

Stamina and technical grades: Nagano Prefecture mountain grading, No.84 (our translation). HutsGo is still checking these against the table. See the table

How do I get there?

Public transport not confirmed.
Back to the same trailhead

  1. Ogawara Pass 2,090m
  2. Ogawara Pass Back to the same trailhead
Times, fares and parking →

When are the huts open?

Open today (10/23): 2 of 2 huts

2026 season dates, from each hut's official site and Nagano Prefecture's hut list (sources on each hut page).

When does booking open?

2 huts to stay at. Book with each hut (HutsGo takes no bookings).

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Map and elevation

Elevation profile of Tateshinayama from Ogawara Pass. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.2,0002,500mOgawara Pass (大河原峠) · 2,090m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadOgawara Pass 2,090mTateshina Sanso (蓼科山荘) · 2,350m · 0 min from the start · Hut (tap for details)Tateshina Sanso 2,350mTateshina Sancho Hutte (蓼科山頂ヒュッテ) · 2,531m · 0 min from the start · Hut (tap for details)Tateshina Sancho Hutte 2,531mTateshinayama (蓼科山) · 2,530m · 0 min from the start · Point passedTateshinayama 2,530mTateshina Sancho Hutte (蓼科山頂ヒュッテ) · 2,531m · 0 min from the startTateshina Sancho Hutte 2,531mTateshina Sanso (蓼科山荘) · 2,350m · 0 min from the startTateshina Sanso 2,350mOgawara Pass (大河原峠) · 2,090m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadOgawara Pass 2,090m Elevation profile of Tateshinayama from Ogawara Pass. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.2,0002,500mOgawara Pass (大河原峠) · 2,090m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadOgawara PassTateshina Sanso (蓼科山荘) · 2,350m · 0 min from the start · Hut (tap for details)Tateshina SansoTateshina Sancho Hutte (蓼科山頂ヒュッテ) · 2,531m · 0 min from the start · Hut (tap for details)Tateshina Sancho HutteTateshinayama (蓼科山) · 2,530m · 0 min from the start · Point passedTateshinayamaTateshina Sancho Hutte (蓼科山頂ヒュッテ) · 2,531m · 0 min from the startTateshina Sancho HutteTateshina Sanso (蓼科山荘) · 2,350m · 0 min from the startTateshina SansoOgawara Pass (大河原峠) · 2,090m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadOgawara Pass

High point 2,531m / Total ascent approx. 442m / 441m of climbing from Ogawara Pass (2,090m)

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.

Tateshinayama from Kitayama, Chino
Tateshinayama from Kitayama, Chino Photo: Tomio344456 / CC BY-SA 4.0(Wikimedia Commons)
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Stop by stop

Section times split the prefecture's official total course time across sections by path length, climb and descent.

  1. approx. 1h25 up 289m down 23m
  2. 2,350m

    Tateshina Sanso (蓼科山荘)Mountain hut

    25 Apr – 31 Oct Secondary source (as of 2026-10-13)

    Prices not confirmed

    Facilities (toilet, water, charging, payment) not confirmed

  3. approx. 35 min up 165m
  4. 2,531m

    Tateshina Sancho Hutte (蓼科山頂ヒュッテ)Mountain hut

    25 Apr – 31 Oct Secondary source (as of 2026-10-13)

    Prices not confirmed

    Facilities (toilet, water, charging, payment) not confirmed

  5. approx. 5 min up 5m down 7m via Tateshinayama 2,530m
  6. approx. 30 min down 165m
  7. 2,350m

    Tateshina Sanso (蓼科山荘) again on the way back ↑ details

  8. approx. 1h25 up 27m down 288m