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{{short description|Mountain in Japan}}
{{Infobox mountain
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Jōnen
| name = Mount Jōnen
| other_name = 常念岳
| other_name = 常念岳
| photo = Jyonendake and yokotooshidake from River-Azusa 1996-4-29.jpg
| photo = Mount Jonen and Mount Yokotoshi from the Azusa River.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Jōnen from Azusa River
| photo_caption = Mount Jōnen, Mount Yokotooshi and Azusa River<br>in spring from [[Azumi Basin]]
| elevation_m = 2857
| elevation_m = 2857
| elevation_ref = <ref name="GSI">{{cite web|url=http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.html?longitude=137.7275&latitude=36.3256 |title=Map inspection service of 25000:1 穂高岳|publisher=[[Geospatial Information Authority of Japan]]|accessdate=December 2, 2010}}</ref>
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| prominence =
| prominence =
| listing = [[100 Famous Japanese Mountains]]<br>[[List of mountains and hills of Japan by height|List of mountains in Japan]]
| listing = [[100 Famous Japanese Mountains]]<br>[[List of mountains and hills of Japan by height|List of mountains in Japan]]
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| location = [[Azumino, Nagano]] and [[Matsumoto, Nagano]], [[Japan]]
| location = [[Azumino, Nagano]] and [[Matsumoto, Nagano]], [[Japan]]
| range = Jōnen Mountains in [[Hida Mountains]]
| range = Jōnen Mountains in [[Hida Mountains]]
| map = Japan
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| map_caption = Location of Mount Jōnen in Japan.
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{{nihongo|'''Mount Jōnen'''|常念岳| Jōnen-dake}} is one of the [[100 Famous Japanese Mountains]]<ref name="fukada">{{cite web|url= |title=100 Famous Japanese Mountains|publisher=The Asahi Shimbun Companyin,ISBN 4-02-260871-4|year=1982}}</ref>, reaching the height of {{Convert|2857|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="GSI" />. It is situated in [[Japan]]'s [[Hida Mountains]] in [[Nagano Prefecture]] and in [[Chūbu-Sangaku National Park]]<ref name="npark">{{citeweb|url=http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/chubu.html|title=Chūbu-Sangaku National Park|publisher=[[Ministry of the Environment (Japan)]]|accessdate=December 2, 2010}}</ref>. The shape of the mountain looks like the triangle. It can be seen from [[Azumi Basin]].
{{nihongo|'''Mount Jōnen'''|常念岳| Jōnen-dake}} is one of the [[100 Famous Japanese Mountains]],<ref name="fukada">{{cite book|title=100 Famous Japanese Mountains|publisher=The Asahi Shimbun Companyin|ISBN= 4-02-260871-4|year=1982}}</ref> reaching the height of {{Convert|2857|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="GSI" /> It is situated in [[Japan]]'s [[Hida Mountains]] in [[Nagano Prefecture]] and in [[Chūbu-Sangaku National Park]].<ref name="npark">{{cite web|url=http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/chubu.html|title=Chūbu-Sangaku National Park|publisher=[[Ministry of the Environment (Japan)]]|access-date=December 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227172634/http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/chubu.html|archive-date=February 27, 2012}}</ref> The shape of the mountain looks like the triangle. It can be seen from [[Azumi Basin]].


== Outline ==
== Outline ==
This mountain is formed with [[Granite]]<ref name="dic">{{cite web|url= |title=Dictionary of name of Japanese mountain(日本山名辞典)|publisher=[[Sanseido]],ISBN 4-385-15403-1|year=1992}}</ref>. Before 1959 nine kinds of butterfly on high mountains can be seen around the mountain<ref name="y1000">{{cite web|url= |title=1000 Japanese Mountains|publisher=YAMA-KEI Publishers,ISBN 4-635-09025-6 |year=1992}}</ref><ref name="NHK">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhk.or.jp/sawayaka/contents/program/2010/9/20100911_jounen.html |title=The back number of the program (Kita-Alps Mount Jōnen) |publisher=NHK |accessdate=December 2, 2010}} </ref>. [[Colias erate]] and others can be seen now. The shape of the remaining snow of this mountain had decided the time when it farmed. The shape was called {{nihongo|'''Jōnen-Bō'''|常念坊| Jōnen-Bō}}.
This mountain is formed with [[Granite]].<ref name="dic">{{cite book|trans-title=Dictionary of name of Japanese mountain|title=日本山名辞典)|publisher=[[Sanseido]]|ISBN= 4-385-15403-1|year=1992}}</ref> Before 1959 nine kinds of butterfly on high mountains can be seen around the mountain.<ref name="y1000">{{cite book|title=1000 Japanese Mountains|publisher=YAMA-KEI Publishers|ISBN =4-635-09025-6 |year=1992}}</ref><ref name="NHK">{{cite web |url=http://www.nhk.or.jp/sawayaka/contents/program/2010/9/20100911_jounen.html |title=The back number of the program (Kita-Alps Mount Jōnen) |publisher=NHK |access-date=December 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926002756/http://www.nhk.or.jp/sawayaka/contents/program/2010/9/20100911_jounen.html |archive-date=September 26, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Colias erate]] and others can be seen now. The shape of the remaining snow of this mountain had decided the time when it farmed. The shape was called {{nihongo|'''Jōnen-Bō'''|常念坊| Jōnen-Bō}}.


== History ==
== History ==
* 1894 summer - Englishman [[Walter Weston]] became the first man to climb on the top<ref name="dic" /><ref>{{cite web|url= |title=Mountaineeraing and exploration in Japanese alps, (in 1896 by Walter Weston)|publisher=translated into Japanese (日本アルプスの登山と探検),Iwanami　Shoten, ISBN 4-00-334741-2|year=2005 new edition}}</ref>.
* Summer 1894: Englishman [[Walter Weston]] was the first non-Japanese to reach the summit.<ref name="dic" /><ref>{{cite book|trans-title=Mountaineering and exploration in Japanese alps|orig-year=1896 |author= Walter Weston|language=ja |title=日本アルプスの登山と探検|translator=Iwanami　Shoten| ISBN= 4-00-334741-2|year=2005|edition=new}}</ref>
* 1906 summer - [[Usui Kojima]] became the first Japanese man to climb on the top<ref name="fukada" />.
* Summer 1906: [[Usui Kojima]] summited.<ref name="fukada" />
* July 27, 1919 - [[Mountain hut]] of {{nihongo|'''Jōnen Hut'''|常念小屋| Jōnen-goya}} was opened <ref name="hut">{{cite web|url= |title=The story of mountain huts in Northern Japanese Alps|publisher=[[Tokyo Shimbun]],ISBN 4-808-30374-4 |year=1997}}</ref>.
* July 27, 1919: [[Mountain hut]] of {{nihongo|'''Jōnen Hut'''|常念小屋| Jōnen-goya}} was opened.<ref name="hut">{{cite book|title=The story of mountain huts in Northern Japanese Alps|publisher=[[Tokyo Shimbun]] |isbn=4-8083-0374-4 |year=1997}}</ref>
* 1922 - [[Kyūya Fukada]] stayed at the Jōnen Hut, and climbed this mountain<ref name="fukada" />.
* 1922: [[Kyūya Fukada]] stayed at the Jōnen Hut, and climbed this mountain.<ref name="fukada" />
* June, 1931 - The double accident of the climbing mountain party and the rescue team was occurred<ref name="hut" />.
* June 1931: The double accident of the climbing mountain party and the rescue team occurred.<ref name="hut" />
* December 4, 1934 - This area was specified to the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.<ref name="npark"/>
* December 4, 1934: This area was specified to the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.<ref name="npark"/>
* 1993 - [[Postage stamp]] of Jōnen Kasa with [[Matsumoto Castle]] was put on the market by the [[Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Japan)]]<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=100 Famous Japanese Mountains with postmark of stamp with the scenery|publisher=Hukurōsha,ISBN 978-4-898-06276-0 |year=2007}}</ref>.
* 1993: [[Postage stamp]] of Jōnen Kasa with [[Matsumoto Castle]] was put on the market by the [[Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Japan)]].<ref>{{cite book|title=100 Famous Japanese Mountains with postmark of stamp with the scenery|publisher=Hukurōsha|ISBN= 978-4-89806-276-0 |year=2007}}</ref>
* May 28, 2007 - [[NHK]] broadcast the television program concerning Mount Jōnen in the series programs of excellent mountain in Japan<ref name="NHK2">{{cite web|url=http://cgi4.nhk.or.jp/eco-channel/jp/movie/play.cgi?movie=j1646106_20070528_0006 |title=Mount Jōnen on Eco channel of NHK |publisher=NHK |accessdate=December 2, 2010}} </ref>.
* May 28, 2007: [[NHK]] broadcasts the television program concerning Mount Jōnen in the series programs of excellent mountain in Japan.<ref name="NHK2">{{cite web|url=http://cgi4.nhk.or.jp/eco-channel/jp/movie/play.cgi?movie=j1646106_20070528_0006 |title=Mount Jōnen on Eco channel of NHK |publisher=NHK |access-date=December 2, 2010}}</ref>
* September 10, 2010 - NHK broadcast the television program concerning Mount Jōnen and the high mountain butterfly<ref name="NHK" />.
* September 10, 2010: NHK broadcasts the television program concerning Mount Jōnen and the high mountain butterfly.<ref name="NHK" />


== Mountaineering ==
== Mountaineering ==
[[File:Mount Jonen from Mount Yokotooshi 2004-5-2.JPG|thumb|200px|Mount Jōnen and Jōnen Hut from Mount Yokotooshi]]
[[File:Mount Jonen from Mount Yokotooshi 2004-5-2.JPG|thumb|200px|Mount Jōnen, Jōnen Hut and the climbing trail from Mount Yokotooshi]]

=== Main ascent routes ===
=== Main ascent routes ===
There are three climbing routes to the top of the mountain<ref name="guide">{{cite web|url= |title=Alpen guide Kamikōchi,Mount Yari and Mount Hotaka (アルペンガイド)|publisher=YAMA-KEI Publishers,ISBN 4-635-01319-7 |year=2000}}</ref><ref name="tizu">{{cite web|url= |title=Mountain and plateau map, Mount Yari, Mount Hotaka and Kamikōchi (山と高原地図)|publisher=Shobunsha Publications,ISBN 978-4-398-75717-3 |year=2010}}</ref>.
There are three climbing routes to the top of the mountain.<ref name="guide">{{cite book|title=Alpen guide Kamikōchi, Mount Yari and Mount Hotaka (アルペンガイド)|publisher=YAMA-KEI Publishers|ISBN= 4-635-01319-7 |year=2000}}</ref><ref name="tizu">{{cite book|trans-title=Mountain and plateau map, Mount Yari, Mount Hotaka and Kamikōchi |title=山と高原地図|publisher=Shobunsha Publications|ISBN =978-4-398-75717-3 |year=2010}}</ref>
;Ichino River route
;Ichino River route
:Hie-Daira - {{nihongo|'''Ichino River'''|一ノ沢| Ichi-no-sawa}} - Munatuki-hachō - Jōnen Hut(Jōnen-Nokkoshi) - Mount Jōnen
:Hie-Daira - {{nihongo|'''Ichino River'''|一ノ沢| Ichi-no-sawa}} - Munatuki-hachō - Jōnen Hut(Jōnen-Nokkoshi) - Mount Jōnen
;{{nihongo|'''Mount Mae-Jōnen|前常念岳| Mae-Jōnen-dake}} route
;{{nihongo|'''Mount Mae-Jōnen'''|前常念岳| Mae-Jōnen-dake}} route
:Mitsumata(三股) - Hon river - Mount Mae-Jōnen - Mount Jōnen
:Mitsumata(三股) - Hon river - Mount Mae-Jōnen - Mount Jōnen
;Traverses Route of Jōnen Mountains (from north and south)
;Traverses Route of Jōnen Mountains (from north and south)
:There are several stating points to climb.(Kamikōchi, Tokusawa, Yokoo, Mitsumata, from Mount Otensuo, and others)
:There are several stating points to climb.(Kamikōchi, Tokusawa, Yokoo, Mitsumata, from Mount Otensuo, and others)


[[File:Huts Jyonen 2004-5-2.JPG|thumb|200px|Jōnen Hut]]
[[File:Huts Jyonen 2004-5-2.JPG|thumb|200px|Jōnen Hut and [[Mount Yari]] in spring]]

=== Mountain hut ===
=== Mountain hut ===
Thera are several [[Mountain hut]] around Mount Jōnen<ref name="tizu" />. There is the [[Campsite]] on each hut.
Thera are several [[Mountain hut]] around Mount Jōnen.<ref name="tizu" /> There is the [[Campsite]] on each hut.
* '''Jōnen Hut''' (常念小屋) - On the pass of {{nihongo|'''Jōnen Pass'''|常念乗越| Jōnen-Nokkoshi}} between Mount Jōnen and Mount Yokotooshi. It is one of the oldest hut in Japan.
* '''Jōnen Hut''' (常念小屋) - On the pass of {{nihongo|'''Jōnen Pass'''|常念乗越| Jōnen-Nokkoshi}} between Mount Jōnen and Mount Yokotooshi. It is one of the oldest hut in Japan.
* '''Mount Chō Hut''' (蝶ヶ岳ヒュッテ) - Near the top of Mount Chō.
* '''Mount Chō Hut''' (蝶ヶ岳ヒュッテ) - Near the top of [[Mount Chō]].
* '''Yokoo Mountain Cottage''' (横尾山荘) - In Yokoo most in the north of [[Kamikochi]].
* '''Yokoo Mountain Cottage''' (横尾山荘) - In Yokoo most in the north of [[Kamikochi]].
* '''Daiten Cottage''' (大天荘) - Near the top of Mount Otensyo.
* '''Daiten Cottage''' (大天荘) - Near the top of Mount Otensyo.


== Geography ==
== Geography ==

=== Nearby Mountains ===
=== Nearby Mountains ===
It is on the sub ridge line of '''Jōnen Mountains''' in the southeast part of the [[Hida Mountains]]. There is a small peak of '''Mount Mae-Jōnen''' in the southeast by east.
It is on the sub ridge line of '''Jōnen Mountains''' in the southeast part of the [[Hida Mountains]]. There is a small peak of '''Mount Mae-Jōnen''' in the southeast by east.<ref name="tizu" />
[[File:Yokotooshidake from jyounendake 99 8 1.jpg|thumb|240px|Mount Yokotooshi and Mount Otensyo from Mount Jōnen]]
[[File:Mount Yokotoshi and Mount Onensho from Mount Jonen (1999-08-01).jpg|thumb|240px|Mount Yokotooshi and Mount Otensyo<br>from Mount Jōnen]]
[[File:Mount Jonen and Karasawa from Mount Hotaka 2002-8-31.jpg|thumb|240px|Mount Jōnen and Karasawa from [[Mount Hotaka]]]]
[[File:Mount Cho from Mount Hotaka 2002-08-31.jpg|thumb|240px|Mount Jōnen and Karasawa<br>from [[Mount Hotaka (Nagano, Gifu)|Mount Hotaka]]]]
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|tallest mountain<br>in Jōnen Mountains<br>[[200 Famous Japanese Mountains|200 Famous]]
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|[[File:Yokotoshidake and Jyonengoya 2004-5-2.JPG|100px]]
|[[File:Yokotoshidake and Jonengoya 2004-5-2.jpg|100px]]
|[[Mount Yokotooshi|Mt. Yokotooshi]]<br>横通岳
|[[Mount Yokotooshi|Mt. Yokotooshi]]<br>横通岳
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|[[File:Mount Jonen from Mount Akaiwa 2003-9-14.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Mount Jonen from Mount Akaiwa 2003-9-14.jpg|100px]]
|[[Mount Jōnen|Mt. Jōnen]]<br>'''常念岳'''
|Mt. Jōnen<br>'''常念岳'''
|{{Convert|2857|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|{{Convert|2857|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|{{Convert|0|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
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|[[File:Mount MaeJonen from Mitsumata 2001-11-22.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Mount MaeJonen from Mitsumata 2001-11-22.jpg|100px]]
|'''Mt. Mae-Jōnen'''<br>'''前常念岳'''
|'''Mt. Mae-Jōnen'''<br>'''前常念岳'''
|{{Convert|2661.78|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="Triangulation station">{{cite web|url=http://sokuservice1.gsi.go.jp/datums/|title=Information inspection service of the Triangulation station|publisher=[[Geospatial Information Authority of Japan]],(高山-上高地)|access-date=December 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609164634/http://sokuservice1.gsi.go.jp/datums/|archive-date=June 9, 2009}}</ref>
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|[[File:Mount Hotaka from Mount Jonen 1999-8-1.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Mount Hotaka from Mount Jonen 1999-8-1.jpg|100px]]
|[[Mount Hotaka|Mt. Hotaka]]<br>穂高岳
|[[Mount Hotaka (Nagano, Gifu)|Mt. Hotaka]]<br>穂高岳
|{{Convert|3190|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|{{Convert|3190|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|{{Convert|8.2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
|{{Convert|8.2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
|tallest mountain<br>in Hida Mountains<br>100 Famous
|tallest mountain<br>in Hida Mountains<br>100 Famous
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=== River of source ===
=== Source river ===
The each [[River]] of the source joins the main stream of [[Shinano River]], then flows to the [[Sea of Japan]].
Each source river joins the main stream of [[Shinano River]], then flows to the [[Sea of Japan]].<ref name="tizu" />
* Ichinomata Valley ([[Tributary]] of Azusa River)
* Ichinomata Valley ([[Tributary]] of Azusa River)
* Jōnen River , Ichino River and Nino river (Tributary of Sai(Nagano) River)
* Jōnen River, Ichino River and Nino river (tributary of Sai (Nagano) River)


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Mount Jonen from Mount Yari and sunrise 2003-10-5.jpg|Mount Jōnen and sunrise from [[Mount Yari]]
Image:071006 Jonendake frm Yari.jpg|Mount Jōnen from [[Mount Yari]]
Image:Mount Jonen from Mount Cho 2001-11-11.jpg|Mount Jōnen and from Mount Chō
Image:Mount Jonen from Mount Yari and sunrise 2003-10-5.jpg|Mount Jōnen and [[sunrise]] from Mount Yari
Image:Mount Jonen from MaeJonen 1999-8-1.jpg|Mount Jōnen from Mount Mae-Jōnen
Image:Mount Jonen from Mount Cho 2001-11-11.jpg|Mount Jōnen where it snowed from Mount Chō
Image:Mount Yari from Mount Jonen 2001-10-6.jpg|Mount Yari and from Mount Jōnen
Image:Mount Jonen from MaeJonen 1999-8-1.jpg|Mount Jōnen in summer from Mount Mae-Jōnen
Image:Mount Yari from Mount Jonen 2001-10-6.jpg|Mount Yari that turned red in autumn from Mount Jōnen
Image:Mount Jonen from Mount Yokotoshi, Oct 2023.jpg|Mount Jonen and Jonen Hut from Mount Yokotoshi, October 2023
</gallery>
</gallery>

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== References ==
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{{reflist}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Chūbu-Sangaku National Park]]
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{{Commonscat|Mount Jōnen}}
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* [[Hida Mountains]]
* [[List of mountains and hills of Japan by height|List of mountains in Japan]]
* [[List of mountains and hills of Japan by height|List of mountains in Japan]]
* [[100 Famous Japanese Mountains]]
* [[100 Famous Japanese Mountains]]

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* [[Hida Mountains]]
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== References ==
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* [[Chūbu-Sangaku National Park]]
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{{reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{Commons category-inline|Mount Jōnen}}


{{100 Famous Japanese Mountains}}
{{100 Famous Japanese Mountains}}


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[[Category:Hida Mountains]]
[[Category:Chūbu-Sangaku National Park|Mount Jonen]]
[[Category:Mountains of Nagano Prefecture]]
[[Category:Mountains of Nagano Prefecture]]
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[[ja:常念岳]]

Latest revision as of 08:41, 9 January 2025

Mount Jōnen
常念岳
Mount Jōnen, Mount Yokotooshi and Azusa River
in spring from Azumi Basin
Highest point
Elevation2,857 m (9,373 ft)[1]
Listing100 Famous Japanese Mountains
List of mountains in Japan
Coordinates36°19′32″N 137°43′39″E / 36.32556°N 137.72750°E / 36.32556; 137.72750[2]
Naming
Language of nameJapanese
Geography
Mount Jōnen is located in Japan
Mount Jōnen
Mount Jōnen
Location of Mount Jōnen in Japan.
LocationAzumino, Nagano and Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Parent rangeJōnen Mountains in Hida Mountains
Topo map(s)Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 穂高岳
50,000:1 上高地
Climbing
First ascentWalter Weston in 1894
(Mountaineering)

Mount Jōnen (常念岳, Jōnen-dake) is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains,[3] reaching the height of 2,857 m (9,373 ft).[1] It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Nagano Prefecture and in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.[4] The shape of the mountain looks like the triangle. It can be seen from Azumi Basin.

Outline

[edit]

This mountain is formed with Granite.[5] Before 1959 nine kinds of butterfly on high mountains can be seen around the mountain.[6][7] Colias erate and others can be seen now. The shape of the remaining snow of this mountain had decided the time when it farmed. The shape was called Jōnen-Bō (常念坊, Jōnen-Bō).

History

[edit]
  • Summer 1894: Englishman Walter Weston was the first non-Japanese to reach the summit.[5][8]
  • Summer 1906: Usui Kojima summited.[3]
  • July 27, 1919: Mountain hut of Jōnen Hut (常念小屋, Jōnen-goya) was opened.[9]
  • 1922: Kyūya Fukada stayed at the Jōnen Hut, and climbed this mountain.[3]
  • June 1931: The double accident of the climbing mountain party and the rescue team occurred.[9]
  • December 4, 1934: This area was specified to the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.[4]
  • 1993: Postage stamp of Jōnen Kasa with Matsumoto Castle was put on the market by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Japan).[10]
  • May 28, 2007: NHK broadcasts the television program concerning Mount Jōnen in the series programs of excellent mountain in Japan.[11]
  • September 10, 2010: NHK broadcasts the television program concerning Mount Jōnen and the high mountain butterfly.[7]

Mountaineering

[edit]
Mount Jōnen, Jōnen Hut and the climbing trail from Mount Yokotooshi

Main ascent routes

[edit]

There are three climbing routes to the top of the mountain.[12][13]

Ichino River route
Hie-Daira - Ichino River (一ノ沢, Ichi-no-sawa) - Munatuki-hachō - Jōnen Hut(Jōnen-Nokkoshi) - Mount Jōnen
Mount Mae-Jōnen (前常念岳, Mae-Jōnen-dake) route
Mitsumata(三股) - Hon river - Mount Mae-Jōnen - Mount Jōnen
Traverses Route of Jōnen Mountains (from north and south)
There are several stating points to climb.(Kamikōchi, Tokusawa, Yokoo, Mitsumata, from Mount Otensuo, and others)
Jōnen Hut and Mount Yari in spring

Mountain hut

[edit]

Thera are several Mountain hut around Mount Jōnen.[13] There is the Campsite on each hut.

  • Jōnen Hut (常念小屋) - On the pass of Jōnen Pass (常念乗越, Jōnen-Nokkoshi) between Mount Jōnen and Mount Yokotooshi. It is one of the oldest hut in Japan.
  • Mount Chō Hut (蝶ヶ岳ヒュッテ) - Near the top of Mount Chō.
  • Yokoo Mountain Cottage (横尾山荘) - In Yokoo most in the north of Kamikochi.
  • Daiten Cottage (大天荘) - Near the top of Mount Otensyo.

Geography

[edit]

Nearby Mountains

[edit]

It is on the sub ridge line of Jōnen Mountains in the southeast part of the Hida Mountains. There is a small peak of Mount Mae-Jōnen in the southeast by east.[13]

Mount Yokotooshi and Mount Otensyo
from Mount Jōnen
Mount Jōnen and Karasawa
from Mount Hotaka
Image Mountain Elevation Distance
from the Top 		Note
Mt. Yari
槍ヶ岳 		3,180 m (10,433 ft) 7.4 km (4.6 mi) 100 Famous
Mt. Otensyo
大天井岳 		2,921.91 m (9,586 ft) 5.0 km (3.1 mi) tallest mountain
in Jōnen Mountains
200 Famous
Mt. Yokotooshi
横通岳 		2,766.99 m (9,078 ft) 1.9 km (1 mi)
Mt. Jōnen
常念岳 		2,857 m (9,373 ft) 0 km (0.0 mi) 100 Famous
Mt. Mae-Jōnen
前常念岳 		2,661.78 m (8,733 ft)[14] 2.0 km (1.2 mi)
Mt. Chō
蝶ヶ岳 		2,677 m (8,783 ft) 4.2 km (2.6 mi) 100 Famous
Mt. Hotaka
穂高岳 		3,190 m (10,466 ft) 8.2 km (5.1 mi) tallest mountain
in Hida Mountains
100 Famous

Source river

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Each source river joins the main stream of Shinano River, then flows to the Sea of Japan.[13]

  • Ichinomata Valley (Tributary of Azusa River)
  • Jōnen River, Ichino River and Nino river (tributary of Sai (Nagano) River)
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  • Mount Jōnen from Mount Yari
    Mount Jōnen from Mount Yari
  • Mount Jōnen and sunrise from Mount Yari
    Mount Jōnen and sunrise from Mount Yari
  • Mount Jōnen where it snowed from Mount Chō
    Mount Jōnen where it snowed from Mount Chō
  • Mount Jōnen in summer from Mount Mae-Jōnen
    Mount Jōnen in summer from Mount Mae-Jōnen
  • Mount Yari that turned red in autumn from Mount Jōnen
    Mount Yari that turned red in autumn from Mount Jōnen
  • Mount Jonen and Jonen Hut from Mount Yokotoshi, October 2023
    Mount Jonen and Jonen Hut from Mount Yokotoshi, October 2023

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Map inspection service of 25000:1 穂高岳". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  2. ^ "Mountains altitude list in Japan(Nagano)". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The Asahi Shimbun Companyin. 1982. ISBN 4-02-260871-4.
  4. ^ a b "Chūbu-Sangaku National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  5. ^ a b 日本山名辞典) [Dictionary of name of Japanese mountain]. Sanseido. 1992. ISBN 4-385-15403-1.
  6. ^ 1000 Japanese Mountains. YAMA-KEI Publishers. 1992. ISBN 4-635-09025-6.
  7. ^ a b "The back number of the program (Kita-Alps Mount Jōnen)". NHK. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  8. ^ Walter Weston (2005) [1896]. 日本アルプスの登山と探検 [Mountaineering and exploration in Japanese alps] (in Japanese). Translated by Iwanami　Shoten (new ed.). ISBN 4-00-334741-2.
  9. ^ a b The story of mountain huts in Northern Japanese Alps. Tokyo Shimbun. 1997. ISBN 4-8083-0374-4.
  10. ^ 100 Famous Japanese Mountains with postmark of stamp with the scenery. Hukurōsha. 2007. ISBN 978-4-89806-276-0.
  11. ^ "Mount Jōnen on Eco channel of NHK". NHK. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  12. ^ Alpen guide Kamikōchi, Mount Yari and Mount Hotaka (アルペンガイド). YAMA-KEI Publishers. 2000. ISBN 4-635-01319-7.
  13. ^ a b c d 山と高原地図 [Mountain and plateau map, Mount Yari, Mount Hotaka and Kamikōchi]. Shobunsha Publications. 2010. ISBN 978-4-398-75717-3.
  14. ^ "Information inspection service of the Triangulation station". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan,(高山-上高地). Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
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