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NIIGATA · JAPAN · ASIA
Dainichi Dake
Also known as da ri yue, 大日岳
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ELEVATIONNot verified
PROMINENCENot verified
TYPEMountain
COUNTRYJapan
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AT A GLANCE
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MOUNTAIN KNOWLEDGE
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Updated 29 October 2026. Explore the sources with each section, and check current local advice before travel.
About this mountain
Dainichi Dake is in the Iide Mountains of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Niigata Prefectural Police identifies it as the highest peak of the Iide range.
Sources & scope
SelectedGSI大日岳row37deg49min58sec139deg39min37sec only; noheightprojected
NamedselectedIideDainichi, notGifu/Toyamahomonyms; noheight
- 日本の主な山岳 大日岳飯豊山地 ↗GeospatialInformationAuthorityJapan · checked 29/10/2026
- 飯豊連峰安全登山情報 ↗NiigataPrefecturalPolice · checked 29/10/2026
Access & planning
- Approach Advisory
Tainai City lists the Ashinomatsu ridge trail from its trailhead to the Oishiyama junction as closed from 1 June to 30 November 2026, with the end date marked as planned.
- Area covered by this information
Only this named approach section; no assertion that every Dainichi route is closed or that access automatically resumes afterward.
- Checked
2026-10-29T06:14:40.140998+00:00
Sources & scope
OnlynamedTainaisection; notallDainichiroutes orwholesummitclosure; noautomaticreopening
- 飯豊連峰登山について令和8年度閉鎖 ↗TainaiCity · checked 29/10/2026
Geology & landscape
The 1997 Iide regional management plan describes the range as an uplifted granitic massif with asymmetric ridges shaped by winter snow accumulation.
- Area covered by this information
Historical regional interpretation, not an exact summit rock or age assignment.
Sources & scope
RegionalIiderangeinterpretation; noexactsummitmapunitmineralageorcurrentsnowdepth
- 磐梯朝日国立公園飯豊地域管理計画書 ↗Japan EnvironmentAgency NatureConservationBureau · checked 29/10/2026
Nature & wildlife
A detailed species list is not available for this mountain yet.
The wider Iide mountain region has extensive beech forests.
- Area covered by this information
Regional habitat context; no forest or individual species occurrence is asserted on this summit.
Sources & scope
Regionalmountain/watershedhabitat; notDainichisummitforestorindividualspeciesoccurrence
- 飯豊の自然 ↗MLIT IideMountainSaboOffice · checked 29/10/2026
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