is a mountain of the Akaishi Mountains, located on the border of Hokuto in Yamanashi Prefecture, and Ina in Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan.
Geography The peak is in elevation.Mount Kaikoma. Minami Alps Net. Accessed July 1, 2008. Mount Kaikoma is protected within Minami Alps National Park.Minami Alps National Park (Ministry of the Environment (Japan)) It is one of the landmark "100 Famous Japanese Mountains."
Mount Kaikoma is referred to as the eastern of the two mountains, while Mount Kisokoma is referred to as the western one. The top of the mountain appears white, because of the many white granite rock outcrops at the top of the mountain
Features Mount Kaikoma is one of the centers of Japanese Shugendo in the region.
There are 18 or more mountains in Japan that are referred to as the "Komagatake (Koma Mountains)" (駒ヶ岳 Koma-ga-take). Mount Kaikoma is the tallest of them all, just beating out neighboring Mount Kisokoma by .
The Ina Valley is located between Mount Kaikoma and Mount Kisokoma. Marishiten peak (摩利支天) is to the southeast.
Rivers Rivers with headwaters on Mount Kaikoma include: a tributary of Fuji River a tributary of Tenryū River
Mountaineering
Routes The most popular route to climb this mountain is from Kitazawa Pass on Minami Alps Gravel Road. It takes four and half hours from the pass to the top.
The other major route is a traditional one on Kuroto-One, it takes eight hours to the top.
Mountain hut and campsite There are mountain huts on Mount Kaikoma, that are opened during the mountain climbing season. There also are some specified campsites. A large one around "Kitazawa-Tōge (北沢峠)" is used as base camp for climbing Mount Kaikoma and Mount Senjō.
Nearby mountains
It is on the main ridge line in the northern part of the Akaishi Mountains. ImageMountainJapaneseElevationDistancefrom the Top NoteMt. Nokogiri鋸岳200 FamousMt. Kaikoma甲斐駒ヶ岳100 FamousMarishiten摩利支天about Southeast PeakMount Komatsu駒津峰about Mt. Senjō仙丈ヶ岳100 FamousMt. Hōō鳳凰山100 FamousMt. Kita北岳the highest mountainin Akaishi Mountains100 Famous
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See also
100 Famous Japanese Mountains Akaishi Mountains Minami Alps National Park Komagatake
References
External links the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan ‘Kitadake Kaikomagatake Minami Arupusu 2008’