Kurumayama

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

Kurumayama
Mount Kuruma
North side
Highest point
Elevation	1,925 m (6,316 ft)
Coordinates	36°6′10″N 138°11′47″E
Naming
Native name	車山 (Japanese)
English translation	wheel mountain
Geography
Kurumayama Location of Mount Kuruma in Japan Kurumayama Kurumayama (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 in the center. Mount Tateshina in the background.