Mount Yari 2.98

Mount Yari is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The 3180m 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.History July 28, 1828 - Banryū first climbed the mountain. 1878 - William Gowland became the first non-Japanese man to climb to the top. August, 1891 - Englishman Walter Weston climbed to the top. 1922 - Japanese mountaineer Maki Yūkō made the first winter ascent of the mountain. December 4, 1934 - The region in the mountain was specified for the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.OutlineMount 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.