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Mount Shiratori

Mount Shiratori, Mountain summit in Itoigawa and Asahi, Japan.

Mount Shiratori is a 1,287 m peak at the northern end of the Ushirotateyama range of the Hida Mountains, on the border of Itoigawa in Niigata and Asahi in Toyama. A third-order triangulation point stands on the summit. The Tsugami Shindo trail runs over the mountain, and the summit holds the two-storey Shiratori Hut, an unmanned shelter.

Mount Shiratori is the northernmost peak of the Ushirotateyama range of the Hida Mountains, on the border between Itoigawa, Niigata, and Asahi, Toyama. The Tsugami Shindo trail along its ridge links Mount Asahi-dake with the Oyashirazu coast. The summit's third-order triangulation point marks the prefectural boundary. The two-storey Shiratori Hut was built by Aomi Town (now Itoigawa) in 1991, burned down in 1998 and was rebuilt; an outdoor toilet followed in 2008.

The name Shiratori means "white bird". The lower slopes on the Niigata side, in the Agero district, are the setting of the noh play Yamanba, and nearby stand the Yamanba cave and Yamanba shrine tied to that legend. Each late May the Sea Weston Festival at the Oyashirazu community road honours the British mountaineer Walter Weston, followed by the mountain's opening climb.

The Tsugami Shindo trailhead is reached via a paved forest road to Sakata Pass (611 m), where parking is available. From the pass, the climb begins with a steep section called Kintoki-zaka, equipped with iron steps and ropes. A water source called Shikiwari lies on the way to the summit but often dries up in summer, so carry drinking water. The summit hut, Shiratori-goya, is unmanned and has an outdoor toilet installed in 2008.

The summit holds a two-storey unmanned hut, Shiratori-goya, built by former Omi town in 1991; it burned down in 1998 and was rebuilt, and an outdoor toilet was added in 2008. A三等 triangulation point marks the Niigata–Toyama border at the top.

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