Mount Tengu

Mount Tengu (天狗岳) is a mountain on the border of Chino and Koumi of Nagano in Japan. This mountain is the highest mountains of Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group, and consists of two peaks, Mount Nishi Tengu, 2646 m and Mount Higashi Tengu, 2640 m. Mount Tengu is named for the mythical avian creatures of Japanese folklore, the Tengu.

Description
Mount Tengu is a stratovolcano. The mountain forms part of Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park, and is one of Japan's 200 most famous mountains (日本二百名山).

Mount Neishi, 2603 m, is located just to the south of Mount Hisashi Tengu. Mount Naka (中山), 2496 m, is located to the north of Mount Hisashi Tengu.

Access

 * Shibunoyu Bus Stop (渋の湯バス亭) or Tatsunokanmae Bus Stop (辰野館前バス亭) of Alpico Kōtsū from Chino Station

Mountain Climbing
The main traverse route of the Yatsugatake Mountain Range passes through the eastern summit of Mount Tengu. In addition, there are mountain trails on the western side of Mount Tengu from Shibunoyu, 1880 m, in Oku-Tateshina Onsen Village and from Karasawa Kosen, and on the eastern side from Inakoyu via Honzawa Onsen.

A mountain hut, Kuroyuri Hutte, 2400 m, is located at Kuroyuridaira, just west of Nakayama Pass (中山峠), where the mountain trail from Shibunoyu joins the main traverse route. The trail is approximately 2.5 hours from Shibunoyu to Kuroyuri Hutte, and then 90 minutes to Higashi Tengu. Nishi Tengu is a further 20 minutes. Kuroyuri Hutte is open year-round.