Naganuma pond

Beautiful tour, lap potentail

start in parking lot, Need good weather to naviagte flat area

up track on the west side, follow the nose

Aprox 40 min climb

About 500m before you get to the top of the ski area while the uptrack veers climbers’ right (to the east), carry on straight north to gain the large plateau at the southern base of Chisenupuri. If the weather is clear, you’ll see the conical peak of Shakunage-dake to the northwest. Essentially follow the summer trail marked on the map to the 881m point on the broad saddle between Chisenpuri and Shakunage-dake.

From the 881m point, climb west-northwest, past the northern side of the small knob, referred to locally as Venus Hill ビーナスの丘. Carry on north, climbing to the no-name peak at around 1043m. We would recommend skiers check the snowpack on the aspect they intend to ski, so consider wrapping around the east side of the peak, to get a feel for snow conditions on that broad eastern face.

Dangers: White out condition hard to navigate, North/Northeast face can wind load check stability, possible cornices