中岳避難小屋
Arakawa Nakadake Evacuation Hut
The place
中岳避難小屋 (Chūgaku Hinan-goya, "Central Peak emergency hut") on Mount Fuji, Fujiyoshida/Fujikawaguchiko area (Yamanashi prefecture, Fuji-Hakone-Izu NP, Japan), at 3070 m elevation, on the Yoshida trail, the main ascent route on Mount Fuji. Continuous Japan Fuji-Hakone cluster (batches 280-361). Hinan-goya emergency shelter on Mount Fuji, 3776 m, highest peak in Japan (active stratovolcano dormant since the great Hōei eruption of 1707) + UNESCO 2013 sacred religious site + 400,000 hikers/year climbing July-September season, Yoshida trail 15 km 6 hours from the Fuji-Kawaguchi lakes 5th station at 2305 m starting point + heritage of the Wa (Yayoi migration 300 BC from continental Han China + Ainu, the indigenous people of Hokkaido, 15,000 speakers, Ainu language, UNESCO intangible cultural heritage), Sengen jinja Shinto shrine on the Fuji summit + Emperor Meiji's 1876 ascent, symbol of Japan's modernization.
The setting
Mount Fuji Fujiyoshida/Fujikawaguchiko Yamanashi Fuji-Hakone-Izu NP JP 3070 m Yoshida trail main route on Fuji-san, continuous cluster batches 280-361, Hinan-goya emergency shelter Fuji 3776 m highest peak in JP dormant stratovolcano since 1707 Hōei eruption + UNESCO 2013 sacred site + 400,000 hikers/year July-Sept Yoshida 15 km 6 h Fuji-Kawaguchi 5th station 2305 m + Wa Yayoi 300 BC + Ainu 15,000 Hokkaido UNESCO intangible heritage, Sengen jinja Shinto shrine + Meiji's 1876 ascent, symbol of modernization.
