Mount Tengu (天狗岳, Tengu-dake) is a 2,646m mountain on the border of Chino and Koumi of Nagano in Japan. This mountain is the highest mountains of Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group. Named for the mythical avian creatures of Japanese folklore, the Tengu.

Mount Tengu
天狗岳
Mount Tengu from west
Highest point
Elevation	2,646 m (8,681 ft)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates	36°01′09″N 138°21′20″E
Naming
Language of name	Japanese
Pronunciation	[teŋɡudake]
Geography
Location	On the border of Chino and Koumi of Nagano in Japan
Parent range	Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano

Description

Mount Tengu is a stratovolcano. This mountain is a part of the Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park. This mountain is on the list of the 200 famous mountains in Japan. This mountain has two major peaks, Mount Higashi Tengu, and Mount Nishi Tengu.

Access

• Tatsunokan Bus Stop of Suwa Bus

Gallery

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  Mount Tengu from Mount Iō
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  Mount Nishi-Tengu (Left) and Mount Higashi-Tengu from Mount Neishi
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  Mount Nishi-Tengu from Mount Higashi-Tengu
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  Mount Higashi-Tengu from Mount Nishi-Tengu
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  Mount Nishi-Tengu from Mount Neishi
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  Kuroyuri-daira, north of Mount Tengu
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  Kuroyuri-daira, north of Mount Tengu
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  Mount Tateshina from Mount Tengu
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  Hida Mountains from Mount Tengu

References

• Ministry of Environment of Japan
• Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan
• ‘Yatsugatake, Tateshina, Utsukushigahara, Kirigamine 2008, Shobunsha
• "Tengu-Hirayama". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.

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[fr] Mont Tengu