Mount Dainichi, Mountain peak in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

Mount Dainichi rises to 1,709 meters (5,610 feet) within the Ryōhaku Mountains in Gifu Prefecture. It forms a natural boundary between the cities of Gujō and Takayama and is accessible via multiple climbing routes that lead to the summit.

The mountain once marked the boundary between three ancient Japanese provinces: Mino, Hida, and Echizen. Following administrative changes in the 1950s, it became part of Gifu Prefecture's territory.

The name comes from the Dainichi Nyorai statue that the monk Taichō is said to have placed on the summit when he opened the mountain in 717. Hikers still find a stone statue of Dainichi Nyorai there, along with a stone slab carved with the story of its origin, and from the top they pray toward Mount Haku.

The mountain is accessible via multiple hiking trails that suit different fitness levels. On clear days, the summit offers views across to neighboring peaks in the surrounding mountain range.

Rain falling on the summit splits three ways: to the Nagara River (Pacific, via Ise Bay), the Shō River (Toyama Bay) and the Kuzuryū River (Sea of Japan). A stone slab at the top records the mountain's founding by Taichō, beside a stone statue of Dainichi Nyorai and a first-order triangulation point named "Dainichigatake".