- Elevation
- 2,926 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- TOY Toyama Kitokito Airport38 km
- MMJ Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport48 km
About Mount Yakushi
Mount Yakushi is a mountain. Location: Toyama Shi, Toyama. Elevation: 2,926 m.
Mount Yakushi (薬師岳, Yakushi-dake) is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of 2,926 m (9,600 ft). It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Toyama Prefecture. It was specified for Chūbu-Sangaku National Park on December 4, 1934.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Special Natural Monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Mount Yakushi
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Mount Suisho alpsdake · CC0
Climate of Mount Yakushi
This month · November
A wet month
Day -2° · Night -11° · Rain 105 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kofu · 128 km southeast17°
- Fujinomiya · 169 km southeast18°
- Fuji · 177 km southeast20°
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -21°)
- Wettest month
- August (291 mm)
- Driest month
- December (71 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -12° | -11° | -7° | 0° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 11° | 5° | -2° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -21° | -21° | -17° | -10° | -5° | 0° | 5° | 6° | 2° | -5° | -11° | -17° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 72 | 79 | 117 | 158 | 178 | 253 | 283 | 291 | 277 | 149 | 105 | 71 |
How to get to Mount Yakushi
The nearest airport is Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY), 38 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ) (102 km). The nearest large city is Toyama, 39 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) Toyama 38 kmnorthwest
- Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) Matsumoto 48 kmsoutheast
- Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ) Kanazawa 102 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Toyama Population: 415.8K 39 kmnorthwest
- Matsumoto Population: 241.1K 46 kmsoutheast
- Takaoka Population: 170.1K 57 kmnorthwest
- Nagano Population: 372.8K 61 kmeast
- Ueda Population: 157.5K 66 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mount Yakushi
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 52 natural sites, 16 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km11 places
- Kasaga-take Mountain 17 kmS
- Mount Kurobegorō Mountain 8 kmS
- Mount Suisho Mountain 7 kmSE
- Mount Tate Mountain 13 kmNE
25–60 km21 places
- Mount Norikura Mountain 40 kmS
- Mount Azumaya Mountain 46 kmE
- Hijiri Yama Mountain 43 kmE
- Kamikōchi Natural site 26 kmS
60–100 km38 places
- Honshu Island 66 kmSE
- Mount Nokogiri Mountain 97 kmSE
- Chausu-yama Mountain 76 kmS
- Mount Sannosawa Mountain 81 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tateyama Machi Municipality, Nakaniikawa Gun13 km N
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Kamiichi Machi Municipality, Nakaniikawa Gun22 km N
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Matsukawa Mura Municipality, Kitaazumi Gun26 km E
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Toyama City, Toyama Shi39 km NW -
Ōmachi City, Ōmachi-shi29 km E
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Kamiichi Town, Kamiichi Machi30 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Suisho Mountain, Toyama Shi6.9 km SE
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Mount Kurobegorō Mountain, Takayama Shi8.5 km S -
Washū Dake Mountain, Ōmachi-shi9.2 km SE -
Hida-sammyaku Mountain, Japan9.2 km SE -
Yariga-take Mountain, Ōmachi-shi17 km SE -
Tsubakuro Dake Mountain, Azumino-Shi16 km SE -
Mount Tate Mountain, Tateyama Machi13 km NE
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Mount Hotakadake Mountain, Matsumoto Shi22 km SE
Sources & licences
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