Mount Shibutsu
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Mount Shibutsu | |
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Highest point | |
Coordinates | 36°54′12″N 139°10′24″E / 36.90345°N 139.17321°E |
Geography | |
Location | Gunma Prefecture, Japan |
Mount Shibutsu (
Mountain climbing
[edit]The mountain can be climbed from April through November, and summitting takes about 3 hours.[4]
Hence, Mt. Shibutsu is a part of Oze National Park, access to the area is prohibited to protect vegetation during the remaining snow season by the Oze Reservation Foundation. Normally, no entry period is from May to June. Check up the Oze Reservation Foundation web site for more details.[5]
Flora
[edit]The mountain is home to several rare plant species that thrive in the serpentine soils, including Arenaria katoana, Leontopodium fauriei, and Japonolirion osense.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "
至仏山 |山 ガールのための山歩 きガイド".女性 のための登山 情報 サイト山 ガールネット (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-10-07. - ^ "Oze National Park_Guide of Highlights [MOE]". Env.go.jp. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ^ "みなかみユネスコエコパーク". Town.minakami.gunma.jp. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ^ "Mount Shibutsu". GaijinPot Travel. 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ "Oze Preservation Foundation". Oze-fnd.or.jp. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ^ "Oze National Park_Guide of Highlights [MOE]". www.env.go.jp. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
External links
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- The Oze Preservation Foundation english website
Oze National Park travel guide from Wikivoyage