Mt. Yakushi, Mountain summit in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

Mount Yakushi is a 2,926 m peak in the Hida Mountains of Toyama Prefecture, within Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. Its eastern face holds four cirques, from north to south: the Northern Cirque, Kanasaku Valley Cirque, Central Cirque and Southern Cirque. The summit, marked by a second-order triangulation point, is a pile of rocks with an unobstructed view over most of the Northern Alps.

The peak was first scientifically surveyed in 1885 by Benjamin Smith Lyman, marking an early systematic exploration of the region. This expedition contributed to the geographic documentation of the mountain range.

The summit holds a small hokora enshrining Yakushi Nyorai, with ritual implements such as bronze swords left by mountain ascetics. Residents of the former Arimine village, submerged by the Arimine Dam, climbed to the shrine every June 15. Each mid-June, a statue of Yakushi Nyorai is carried from the foot of the mountain to the summit shrine, and in mid-October it is brought back down.

Several mountain huts including Yakushi cottage, Sugonokkoshi, and Tarōdaira offer accommodation along different climbing routes. Allow time for the ascent, as the steep granite surfaces require careful footing and appropriate gear.

The summit holds a small hokora enshrining Bhaisajyaguru, where ascetic implements such as bronze swords have been kept. Each mid-June a statue of the Buddha is carried up from the foot of the mountain and installed there, then brought down at the mid-October closing festival. Just below the top stands a stone memorial to the 13 Aichi University members who died in the January 1963 snow accident.