KIta-dake & Shirane-sanzan / From Noutori-dake to Daimon-sawa descent point

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00:08:21a sign
00:24:32reached the Daimonsawa descent point
Standard Course Time 0:40Actual Time 0:25 63% [ + 0:15 ]

From Noutori-dake to Daimon-sawa descent point

A beautiful ridge continues after Noutori-dake1. The farther I went, the bigger deep south part of Southern Japanese Alps2 became. Daimon-sawa descent point3 is a junction to descent to Narata4. You will see the bell on the col, Daimonsawa descent point is there.


  1. 農鳥岳(農鳥岳). One of the Shirane three mountains(白根三山(しらねさんざん・Shirane-sanzan). Shirane-sanzan consists of Kita-dake, Aino-dake and Noutori-dake. 
  2. 南アルプス(みなみあるぷす). "南" means south. Southern Japanese Alps is a mountain range across Yamanashi prefecture, Nagano prefecture and Shizuoka prefecture. also called Akaishi-sanmyaku in Japanese. I have an impression that the mountain belongs to Southern Japanese Alps are bigger than other Japanese Alps. I love Southern Japanese Alps the most. 
  3. 大門沢下降点(だいもんさわかこうてん). Daimon-sawa is a river runs along with the trail. "沢" is the meaning of a river. In Japanese, most of the river in the city must be "川". "沢" is contained in "川" but "沢" is shorter and/or narrower than "川". There is no absolutely standard. Judging relatively whethere it is "川" or "沢". By the way, Sawa is sometimes used meaning of a watering place when using alone. 
  4. 奈良田(ならた). Narata is a one of the place to start hiking in Southern Japanese Alps. Any private cars can not enter Narata ahead, so every hiker who plans to hike Kita-dake or Aino-dake has to get on the bus from Narata. 

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