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Our guide
Mount Kasa, 2,897 m, is a peak of the Hida Mountains in Gifu, within Chūbu-Sangaku National Park, and one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. It is named for its triangular outline, which looks like a kasa, a conical hat; of the many Japanese mountains with the same name, it is the tallest.
This is high mountain country. We have not checked routes, huts or conditions, so check local information and the weather before you go.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Mount Kasa from Mount Funa (215-03-28) — Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Mount Fuji from Mount Kasa — Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kasagatake form yarigatake 1995 05 05 — Alpsdake · Public domain · source · resized
- Kasagatake Takayama02s3872 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Hut Kagamidaira and Hotakadake 2004-8-12 — Alpsdake · Public domain · source · resized
- Hida Mountains from Mount Kurai 2005-03-21 — Alpsdake · CC0 · source · resized
- Hida Mountains from Mount Kasa 2002-8-29 — Alpsdake · CC0 · source · resized
What this place is
Mount Kasa (笠ヶ岳, Kasa-ga-take) is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of 2,897 m (9,505 ft). 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("Kasa"-笠) in the triangle. Therefore, it became this name. There are many mountains with same name in Japan and this is the tallest.
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What to expect at this type of place: Mountain
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