Mount Tate is one of the three sacred mountains of Japan. One should wake up really early to climb this mountain in one day since the steps to go up are : 1) underground bus climbing from Ogizawa station to Kurobe Dam station, 2) an underground Funicular going from the dam (Kurobeko station) to the Kurobedaira station, 3) A cablecar going from Kurobedaira to Daikanbo and then 4) an underground bus crossing inside the mountain and reaching Murodo station on the other side, therefore allow plenty of time for the commute! The climb of Mount Tate from the Murodo station takes approximately 2 hours and many huts are available for overnight stay near the mountain. A shinto shrine is located on the summit of mount Tate which makes it a site of “Pilgrimage” for many climbers who take some time for a prayer on the summit before continuing to their next destination.
Funicular from kurobeko station to the Kurobedaira Cablecar station
Switchbacks on mount Tate
Starting the climb of mount Tate
Steep climb to Mount Tate
Summit Shrine of Tateyama
A view of Daikanbo cablecar station
Murodo Station
False Summit
Tateyama water source
Shinto ceremony on mount Tate
View from Murodo Station
Switchbacks on Tate mountain range
Tateyama rock name
August ice patch on Mount Tate
Looking back at Kurobedaira
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