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エビス大黒避難小屋

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Ebisu Oguro Hinangoya

The place

Ebisu-Daikoku Hinan-goya (エビス大黒避難小屋, Ebisu-Daikoku Emergency Hut) in the central Japanese Alps, Yuzawa/Minakami area (Niigata/Gunma prefectures, Japan), at 1,811 m elevation, Tanigawa (Mikuni) range. Continuous Japan Alps cluster (batches 245-287). Emergency hut on the trail of the Seven Lucky Gods (Shichi Fukujin), named for Ebisu and Daikoku. Beech and alpine rhododendron zone, one of the snowiest areas in the world at 5-7 m.

The setting

Japan Alps, Yuzawa/Minakami, Niigata/Gunma, 1,811 m, Tanigawa/Mikuni, continuous cluster batches 245-287, emergency hut, Shichi Fukujin Ebisu/Daikoku, beech/rhododendron, snow 5-7 m, snowiest in the world.