is the 26th-tallest mountain in Japan. At 2,932 meters, it is the highest peak in the Hakuba section of the Hida Mountains

Hida Mountains

The , or , is a Japanese mountain range which stretches through Nagano, Toyama and Gifu prefectures. A small portion of the mountains also reach into Niigata Prefecture. William Gowland coined the phrase "Japanese Alps" during his time in Japan, but he was only referring to the Hida Mountains when...

, and one of the top "to climb" peaks for Japanese hikers. It is also one of the few peaks in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 with year-round snow fields (Firn

Firn

Firn is partially-compacted névé, a type of snow that has been left over from past seasons and has been recrystallized into a substance denser than névé. It is ice that is at an intermediate stage between snow and glacial ice...

), in the .
Located in the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park

Chubu-Sangaku National Park

is a national park in the Chūbu region, Honshū, Japan. It was established around the Hida Mountains and encompasses parts of Nagano, Gifu, Toyama and Niigata prefectures...

, it is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. Alpine plant

Alpine plant

Alpine plants are plants that grow in the alpine climate, which occurs at high elevation and above the tree line. Alpine plants grow together as a plant community in alpine tundra.-Alpine plant diversity:...

s are also abundant on Shirouma in the summer. .

See also

• List of mountains in Japan
• 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
• Hida Mountains
  Hida Mountains
  The , or , is a Japanese mountain range which stretches through Nagano, Toyama and Gifu prefectures. A small portion of the mountains also reach into Niigata Prefecture. William Gowland coined the phrase "Japanese Alps" during his time in Japan, but he was only referring to the Hida Mountains when...
  
  
• Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
  Chubu-Sangaku National Park
  is a national park in the Chūbu region, Honshū, Japan. It was established around the Hida Mountains and encompasses parts of Nagano, Gifu, Toyama and Niigata prefectures...