16 Sights in Minakami, Japan (with Map and Images)

Mount Hotaka is a stratovolcano with its highest peak at the altitude of 2,158m. It is located near Minakami-machi, Kawaba Village, and Katashina Village in the Gunma Prefecture. In order to distinguish it from Mount Hotakadake in the Northern Alps, it is also called as Joshu Hotakayama(上州武尊山). This mountain has been selected as one of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains" and the "New 100 Famous Flower of Japanese Mountains".

Wikipedia: Mount Hotaka (Gunma) (EN)

Mt. Mantaro is a mountain located in the Mikuni Mountains, straddling the town of Minakami in Tone District, Gunma Prefecture and the town of Yuzawa in Minamiuonuma District, Niigata Prefecture. It is 1,956 m above sea level and belongs to the branch peak of Mt. Tanigawa. There is a Kanetsu Tunnel of the Kanetsu Expressway nearby, and a ventilation tower exists on the mountainside. It is a "Gunma Prefectural Border Ridgeline Trail" course.

Wikipedia: 万太郎山 (JA)

Mt. Shigekura is a mountain in the Mikuni Mountains on the border of Gunma and Niigata prefectures. The surrounding Mt. Tanigawa, Mt. Mantaro, and Mt. Sennokura are collectively called the Tanigawa mountain range.

Wikipedia: 茂倉岳 (JA)

Mt. Mikuniyama is a mountain located between the town of Minakami in Tone District, Gunma Prefecture and the town of Yuzawa in Minamiuonuma District, Niigata Prefecture. The altitude is 1,636 m. This highest point is in Gunma Prefecture, which is just a short distance from the prefectural border. It is located a little off the Joetsu border ridgeline, where Mt. Tanigawa and Mt. Hirashi are located.

Wikipedia: 三国山 (群馬県) (JA)

Mt. Tango is a mountain located on the border between Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture and Minakami Town, Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, and is located at the central watershed with an altitude of 1,808.5 meters. At Gunma Hyakumei Mountain, Tone River Water Source Monument It is also a climbing route.

Wikipedia: 丹後山 (JA)

Nagurumi Castle is a castle structure in Tone, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The castle played historically important role because invasion of the castle by the Later Hōjō clan caused Siege of Odawara (1590).

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Mount Oeboshi is located on the border between Minakami Town in Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, and Minamiuonuma City in Niigata Prefecture. It serves as a central watershed and has an elevation of 1,819.5 meters. It surrounds the source of the Tone River and is also part of the Gunma Prefecture Natural Environment Conservation Area (the eastern face of Asahidake and Shirakabemon).

Wikipedia: 大烏帽子山 (みなかみ町) (JA)

Karasawayama is a mountain located on the border between Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture and Minakami Town, Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, and is located at the central watershed and is 1900.2 meters above sea level. It becomes a mountain that surrounds the headwaters of the Tone River.

Wikipedia: 柄沢山 (JA)

Kasagatake is a mountain located in the town of Minakami in Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, with an altitude of 1,852.1 meters. It is also a Gunma Hyakumei Mountain, and it is also the "Gunma Prefecture Border Ridgeline Trail" Tanigawadake / Horseshoe Traversal Course and Gunma Prefecture Natural Conservation Area (Asahidake / Shiragemon Mountain East Face).

Wikipedia: 笠ヶ岳 (谷川) (JA)

Mt. Inatsumiyama is a mountain located in the towns of Minakami and Nakanojo in Azuma District, Gunma Prefecture, with an altitude of 1,598 meters. It is also a "Gunma Prefecture Border Ridgeline Trail" Mikuni Pass ~ Mt. Inabao Loop Course.

Wikipedia: 稲包山 (JA)

Mt. Buno is a mountain located in the town of Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata Prefecture and the town of Minakami in Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, with an altitude of 1,760 meters. The eastern side of the ridge is designated as Joshinetsu Kogen National Park. In addition, it is also a horseshoe-shaped traversal course on the "Gunma Prefectural Border Ridgeline Trail" Tanigawadake and Horseshoe-shaped traversal course.

Wikipedia: 武能岳 (JA)

Mt. Hinokigurayama is a mountain located on the border between Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture and Minakami Town, Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, and is located at the central watershed and is 1,744.2 meters above sea level. It becomes a mountain that surrounds the headwaters of the Tone River. Another name is Higurayama.

Wikipedia: 檜倉山 (JA)

Mt. Ozawa is a mountain located in Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture and Minakami Town, Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, and is a mountain that surrounds the headwaters of the Tone River. It is 1,946 meters above sea level. It is also known as Higashisawayama.

Wikipedia: 小沢岳 (JA)

Shiragamon is a mountain located in the town of Minakami in Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, at an altitude of 1,720 meters. It is also a Gunma Hyakumei Mountain, and it is also the "Gunma Prefecture Border Ridgeline Trail" Tanigawadake / Horseshoe Traversal Course and Gunma Prefecture Natural Conservation Area (Asahidake / Shiragemon Mountain East Face).

Wikipedia: 白毛門 (JA)

Mt. Mitsuishi is a mountain located in Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture and Minakami Town, Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, and is a central watershed that surrounds the headwaters of the Tone River. It is 1,586 meters above sea level. It is also known as Mt. Tamata.

Wikipedia: 三ツ石山 (みなかみ町) (JA)

The Yaze ruins is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Jōmon period settlement located in what is now the Tsukiyono neighborhood of the town of Minakami, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1997.

Wikipedia: Yaze Site (EN)