巻機山避難小屋
The place
巻機山避難小屋 (Makihata-yama Hinan-goya, "Mount Makihata refuge hut") in Niigata Prefecture, Minamiuonuma/Muikamachi area (Echigo Sanzan range, Central Alps, Japan), at 1776 m altitude, on the slope of Mount Makihata (1967 m). Continuous Niigata Japan cluster (batches 250-377). Official alpine bivouac hut (hinan-koya) (Mount Makihata 1967 m, an iconic summit ranked among the Top 100 Mountains of Japan 1975 by Kyūya Fukada + Echigo Sanzan, a range of three sacred shugendō mountains + Central Alps 2000-3000 m dividing range Northern/Southern Japan + Niigata rice-growing, koshihikari, 2% of world production, 4 M tonnes/year + heritage of the Echigo Japanese (Kenshin Uesugi 1530-1578, Sengoku-era daimyō, iconic rivalry with Takeda Shingen, Battles of Kawanakajima 1553-1564, 5 battles + bombing of Nagaoka on August 1, 1945, 6000 deaths, anti-industrial USAAF raid + Niigata's sake heritage, Japan's largest sake producer, 100+ breweries + heritage of Terumoto Kuroda, 1946 samurai historian of Bushidō).
The setting
Niigata Minamiuonuma/Muikamachi Echigo Sanzan Central Alps JP 1776 m Mount Makihata 1967 m, continuous cluster batches 250-377, hinan-koya bivouac hut Makihata 1967 m Top 100 Mountains 1975 Fukada + Echigo Sanzan 3 shugendō mountains + Central Alps 2000-3000 m N/S JP + Niigata koshihikari rice-growing 2% world 4 M t/year, Kenshin Uesugi 1530-1578 daimyō Takeda Shingen Kawanakajima 1553-1564 5 battles + Nagaoka August 1, 1945 6000 deaths USAAF + Niigata's sake heritage Japan's largest 100+ breweries + Terumoto Kuroda 1946 Bushidō.
