Mount Kasa

Mount Kasa is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of. It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Gifu Prefecture and in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. The shape of the mountain looks like the Umbrella in the triangle. Therefore, it became this name. There are many mountains with same name in Japan and this is the tallest.

History

In 1683 – It was said that Enkū had opened this mountain.
In 1823 – The Buddhist monk Banryū climbed to the top, and placed a bronze Buddha statue at the top in 1824.
In 1894, August 2 – Englishman Walter Weston had climbed on the top.
In 1913, August – Usui Kojima had climbed on the top.
In 1932 – Mountain hut of Kasa Mountain Cottage was constructed near the top.
In 1934, December 4 – This area was specified to the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.
In 1964 – "Kasa-shin-dō" of the new Trail had been made. Then it is the main route to the Mount Kasa.
In 1993 – Postage stamp of Mount Kasa and Takayama Festival was put on the market by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
In 1995 – Sumie Tanaka completed New Flowers of the 100 Mountains, which featured many of the Alpine plant on Mount Kasa.
Mountaineering

Main ascent routes

There are three climbing routes to the top of the mountain.
;Kasa-shin-dō
;Valley Kuriya
;Traverses Route of Northern Japanese Alps from north side

Mountain hut

Thera are several Mountain hut around Mount Kasa.
Around Shin-Hotaka-Onsen, there are many hot spring to take the tiredness and to relax.

Kasa Mountain Cottage – near the top
Wasabi-Daira Hut – near the entrance of Kasa-shin-dō
Kagami-Daira Mountain Cottage – near the Pond Kagami
Sugoroku Hut – between Mount Sugoroku and Mount Momisawa
Geography

It is the mountain that consists chiefly of the Porphyry. The higher region than Shakushi-daira are the forest limit of Siberian Dwarf Pine belt, and the place that Alpine plant grows naturally and Rock Ptarmigan live.

Nearby mountains

Mount Kasa is on the subridge of the main ridge line in the southern part of the Hida Mountains. There are Mount Shakujō and Mount Ōkibanotsuji on the southern ridge.
File:Mount Yari and Mount Hotaka from Mount Kasa 1999-8-8.jpg|thumb|200px|Mount Yari and Mount Hotaka from Mount Kasa before the sunrise

Image	Mountain	Elevation	Distance from the Top	Note
	Mount Yari 槍ヶ岳			100 Famous Japanese Mountains
	Mount Kasa 笠ヶ岳			100 Famous Japanese Mountains
	Mount Shakujō 錫杖岳			Rock climbing on the rock peak
	Mount Hotaka 穂高岳			Tallest mountain in Hida Mountains 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
	Mount Haku 白山			Tallest mountain in Ishikawa Prefecture 100 Famous Japanese Mountains

Rivers

The mountain is the source of the following rivers, each of which flows to the Sea of Japan.

Sugoroku River
Gamata River