Mount Inu, Mountain summit in Itoigawa and Asahi, Japan.
Mount Inu is a 1,592-metre summit on the Tsugami Shindō trail, which links Mount Asahi to the Oyashirazu coast on the Sea of Japan. It lies in the northernmost part of the Hida Mountains (Northern Alps), on the border between Toyama and Niigata prefectures. The summit is small but open, with views of Mount Tsurugi and Mount Takaō.
Mount Inu lies on the Tsugami Shindo, the long trail linking Mount Asahi with the Oyashirazu coast on the Sea of Japan. The route crosses the northernmost part of the Hida Mountains, and the mountain is counted among the Echigo Hyakuzan, a selection of one hundred peaks of the old Echigo region. The trail is long, has few water sources, and its only shelters are the unmanned Tsugami Sanso near the summit and the Shiratori hut.
The mountain lies on the Tsugami Shindo, a long trail linking Mount Asahi with the Oyashirazu coast on the Sea of Japan. The route has few water sources and only two unmanned huts, Tsugami Sanso near the summit and Shiratori Goya, so hikers carry their own supplies.
Mount Inu lies on the Tsugami Shindo trail linking Mount Asahi with the Oyashirazu coast; the route is very long, has few water sources, and its only shelters are the unmanned Tsugami Sanso near the summit and the Shiratori Hut. Hikers need stamina and experience.
The summit is narrow but offers views of Mount Tsurugi and Mount Takatsuma. The mountain lies on the Tsugami Shindo trail linking Mount Asahi with the Oyashirazu coast; the route is very long, has few water sources, and its only shelters are the unmanned Tsugami Sanso near the summit and the Shiratori Hut.
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