Mount Itose, Mountain summit in Okuwa, Japan.

Mount Itose is a 1,867 m peak on a ridge running southwest from Mount Hōken through Mount Misawa in the Kiso Mountains (Central Alps), entirely within Nagano Prefecture. The summit area is wooded and the view is limited, but a large granite outcrop called Noroshi-iwa near the top, reached by ladder and chain, opens views of the Central and Northern Alps. A second-order triangulation point named Suhara stands on the summit.

Mount Itose lies on a ridge that runs southwest from Hōkendake through Misawayama in the Kiso Mountains, and the whole massif is in Nagano Prefecture. The summit area holds a second-order triangulation point named Suhara. Local residents built and maintain the trail that follows the ridge from Ōkawa village, and many signs have been installed along it.

Local hikers group Mount Itose with Mount Nangisan and Mount Kazekoshi as the Kiso Three Mountains. The trail from Okuwa is maintained by residents, with many signposts along the ridge.

The trail runs from Okuwa village along the ridge, maintained by local residents and marked with many signs. The summit area is wooded with poor views; the outlook opens from the granite outcrop called Noroshi-iwa, reached by ladder and chain and requiring climbing skill. The viewpoint at the Aonagi scree, just below the summit, looks toward the Shiroumadake to Kosumo range.

The summit area is densely wooded with poor views, but a large granite outcrop called Noroshi-iwa near the top opens onto the Central Alps, Mount Ontake, Mount Norikura and the Northern Alps. A ladder and chain lead onto the rock, and the climb demands experience. A second-class triangulation point named Suhara stands on the summit.