Kurumayama (車山) is mountain in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. A part of the Kirigamine volcano and is the highest point.

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Kurumayama
Mount Kuruma
North side
Highest point
Elevation	1,925 m (6,316 ft)
Coordinates	36°6′10″N 138°11′47″E[1]
Naming
Native name	車山  (Japanese)
English translation	wheel mountain
Geography
Kurumayama Location of Mount Kuruma in Japan Show map of Japan Kurumayama Kurumayama (Nagano Prefecture) Show map of Nagano Prefecture
Location	Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park
Country	Japan
Prefectures	Nagano
Shikuchōson	Suwa and Chino
Parent range	Mount Kirigamine
Climbing
Easiest route	Chairlift

The north-west side is covered with forest. The south-east side of Kurumayama is grassy which allows easy paragliding. The car access to the bottom of Kurumayama does not require the four-wheel drive, but at heavy snow, snow chains may help a lot.

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  East side of Kurumayama
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  January
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  Small Shinto shrine on the summit
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  JMA's weather radar on the summit
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  East view from the top of Mount Kuruma. Lake Shirakaba [ja] in the center. Mount Tateshina in the background.

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