白泰山避難小屋
The place
白泰山避難小屋 (Byakutaisan Hinan-goya, "Mount Byakutai refuge hut") in Yamanashi Prefecture, Hokuto/Sutama sector (Chichibu-Tama-Kai, Central Alps, Japan), at 1,725 m elevation, on the slopes of Mount Byakutai. Continuous Japan Yamanashi cluster (batches 250-385). An official alpine hinan-koya bivouac hut (Byakutai-yama summit, Chichibu-Tama-Kai + the Central Alps, 2,000-3,000 m, the divide separating northern and southern Japan + Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park, 1,250 km², since 1950 + Mount Fuji, 3,776 m, Japan's highest peak, UNESCO 2013 + heritage of the people of Yamanashi and Chichibu (the iconic winter Chichibu Yomatsuri festival + Kōfu, clan of Takeda Shingen, 1521-1573, Sengoku-era daimyō, iconic rivalry with Uesugi Kenshin, the Battles of Kawanakajima, 1553-1564, 5 battles + the Hōei eruption of Mount Fuji, 1707, a great historic eruption, 800 km³ of ash, iconic + heritage of the Meiji Restoration, 1868, end of the 265-year Tokugawa shogunate, from Edo to the industrialised, Westernising Meiji era).
The setting
Yamanashi Hokuto/Sutama Chichibu-Tama-Kai Central Alps Japan 1,725 m Mount Byakutai slope, continuous cluster batches 250-385, hinan-koya bivouac hut Byakutai-yama Chichibu-Tama-Kai + Central Alps 2,000-3,000 m N/S Japan divide + Chichibu-Tama-Kai NP 1,250 km² since 1950 + Fuji 3,776 m Japan's highest UNESCO 2013, people of Yamanashi + winter Chichibu Yomatsuri festival + Kōfu Takeda Shingen 1521-1573 Uesugi Kenshin Kawanakajima 1553-1564 5 battles + Fuji Hōei eruption 1707 800 km³ ash + Meiji Restoration 1868 end of 265-year Tokugawa shogunate Edo → Meiji Westernisation.
