Mount Hitatori, Mountain summit in Kōriyama, Japan

Mount Hitatori is a 1,008.7 m summit at the northern end of the ridge between the Kōriyama basin and Lake Inawashiro. Three trails lead up: from Bandai Atami Onsen in the north, the Taki trailhead in the east, and the Gorēkkī Pass in the south. The most used, from the pass, runs along the ridge, with the Kōriyama basin to the east and the lake to the west.

The mountain's name comes from a legend that Minamoto no Yoshiie shaved his forehead hair (hitai) here before his coming-of-age ceremony. A peak on the ridge route, Ōbataiyama, is said to be where he raised his battle banner. The summit stands 1,008.7 m at the northern end of the ridge between the Kōriyama basin and Lake Inawashiro.

The mountain holds spiritual meaning for local people, visible through small shrines scattered along the paths that hikers encounter during their climb. These spaces show how residents have long connected with this place.

The summit is reachable by regular bus services departing from Kōriyama Station, making it straightforward to reach the trailhead from the city. Sturdy footwear is recommended since the paths cross forest and rock areas that can become slippery in wet conditions.

The summit's other name, Asakayama, is linked to a poem in the Man'yōshū about the shallow heart of a lover, and some scholars identify that mountain with Mount Hitatori rather than the Asakayama park in Hiwada, Kōriyama. The name Hitatori itself comes from a legend that Minamoto no Yoshiie shaved his forehead hair here before his coming-of-age ceremony.