Yatsugatake
| Yatsugatake | |
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 The Akadake and Amidadake mountains as seen from Gongendake |
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| Highest peak | Aka-dake ( 2899 m above sea level ) |
| part of | Japan |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 59 ′ N , 138 ° 22 ′ E |
| Type | Complex volcano |
| rock | Volcanite |
| Age of the rock | quaternary |
Yatsugatake ( Japanese 八 ヶ 岳 ) is a volcanic mountain massif in Japan, which extends over the prefectures of Nagano and Yamanashi .
Sometimes the mountain range is divided into a southern ( 南 八 ヶ 岳 , Minami-Yatsugatake ) and a northern section ( 北 八 ヶ 岳 , Kita-Yatugatake ), with the Natsusawa pass ( 夏 沢 峠 , Natsusawa-tōge ) forming the border. Since 2007 it has been one of the “100 Famous Mountains of Japan” ( 日本 百名 山 , Nihon hyaku meizan ).
Important mountains and mountain passes
South Yatsugatake
- Amigasa-yama ( 編 笠 山 ) - 2524 m
- Nishi-dake ( 西岳 ) - 2398 m
- Mitsukashira ( 三 ッ 頭 ) - 2580 m
- Gongen-dake ( 権 現 岳 ) - 2715 m
- Aka-dake ( 赤 岳 ) - 2899 m
- Naka-dake ( 中岳 ) - 2700 m
- Amida-dake ( 阿 弥陀 岳 ) - 2805 m
- Yoko-dake ( 横 岳 ) - 2829 m
- Iō-dake ( 硫黄 岳 ) - 2760 m
- Akaiwa no Atama ( 赤 岩 の 頭 ) - 2656 m
- Mine no Matsume ( 峰 の 松 目 ) - 2567 m
- Natsusawa-tōge ( 夏 沢 峠 ) - border between southern and northern Yatsugatake
North Yatsugatake
- Neishi-dake ( 根 石 岳 ) - 2603 m
- Tengu-dake ( 天狗 岳 ) - 2646 m
- Naka-yama ( 中山 ) - 2496 m
- Maru-yama ( 丸山 ) - 2330 m
- Mugikusa-tōge ( 麦草 峠 ) - 2127 m
- Chausu-yama ( 茶 臼 山 ) - 2384 m
- Shimagare-yama ( 縞 枯 山 ) - 2403 m
- Kitayoko-dake ( 北 横 岳 （横 岳） ) - 2480 m
- Ōtake ( 大 岳 ) - 2381 m
- Futago-yama ( 双子 山 ) - 2224 m
- Ogawara-tōge ( 大河原 峠 ) - 2093 m
- Tateshina-yama ( 蓼 科 山 ) - 2530 m
- Yashi-ga-mine ( 八 子 ヶ 峰 ) - 1833 m
etymology
There are different interpretations regarding the origin of the name “Yatsugatake”. The character 八 means “8” in Japanese. 岳 ( take or dake ) means “high mountain; Summit". So the literal translation is: “eight high mountains; eight peaks ”. 八 can also mean“ a lot ”, so that Yatsugatake also means“ many mountains; many peaks ”can be understood.
There is a myth or folk etymology about the origin of the mountain range, according to which a mountain and Mount Fuji argued about its size in the past . In the course of this dispute, it turned out that the mountain was larger than Mount Fuji. Then Fuji was terribly angry and hit the head of the mountain. The mountain then broke into eight pieces. This is how the mountain range is called “Yatsugatake”.
Eponyms
The asteroid (4033) Yatsugatake , discovered on March 16, 1986, was named after the mountain in 1989.
Web links
- Kita-Yatsugatake in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)