Mount Hijiri

Mount Hijiri (聖岳) is a mountain located in the Akaishi Mountains in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, (Shizuoka Prefecture) and Iida, (Nagano Prefecture) in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is 3013 m high. It is the southernmost mountain in Minami Alps National Park and is included on the list of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains". There are several mountain climbing trails and mountain huts around the mountain including the Hijiri-Daira hut in the mountain pass in the south.

Animals and Alpine plants
A lot of alpine plants and rock ptarmigans are seen in the upper alpine region. Sika deer are seen on the hillside.