Kitadake Sanso

Kitadake Sanso is a mountain hut located at the Kitadake–Nakashirane saddle at an elevation of 2,900 meters. It was established by Yamanashi Prefecture in July 1978 as a base to relieve overcrowding at the Kitadake ridge huts and to serve as a safety guidance base in the northern Southern Alps. The facility is a two-story steel-frame building. From mid-July, guests can see the sunrise rising to the left of Mount Fuji from the guest rooms. During the summer mountain season (mid-July to mid-August), a clinic is opened by Showa University. From fiscal year 2025, the hut is managed and operated by a designated manager, the Ashiasu Fan Club / Southern Alps Gateway joint venture. Lodging and tent stays are by complete reservation only via the Southern Alps Mountain Tourism Reservation System 'Minapusu Reserve'. Outside the opening period, part of the main hut is opened as a winter hut (using the north-side second-floor separate entrance), with no toilet use and no water supply.

Kitadake Sanso was established by Yamanashi Prefecture in July 1978 (Showa 53) at the Kitadake–Nakashirane saddle at an elevation of 2,900 meters. It was created to relieve overcrowding at the Kitadake ridge huts and to serve as a safety guidance base in the northern Southern Alps. The building is a two-story steel-frame structure. From fiscal year 2025 (Reiwa 7), the hut is managed and operated by a designated manager, the Ashiasu Fan Club / Southern Alps Gateway joint venture. During the summer mountain season (mid-July to mid-August), a clinic is opened by Showa University. Lodging and tent stays are by complete reservation only via the Southern Alps Mountain Tourism Reservation System 'Minapusu Reserve'. Outside the opening period, part of the main hut is opened as a winter hut using the north-side second-floor separate entrance, with no toilet use and no water supply.

A mountain hut at 2,900 m serving as a safety guidance base and lodging facility in the northern Southern Alps.

• Mountain hut lodging

  Lodging by complete reservation only via the Southern Alps Mountain Tourism Reservation System 'Minapusu Reserve'.

• Tent camping

  Tent stays by complete reservation only via the Southern Alps Mountain Tourism Reservation System 'Minapusu Reserve'.

• Winter hut use

  Outside the opening period, part of the main hut is opened as a winter hut using the north-side second-floor separate entrance, with no toilet use and no water supply.

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