Japanese Alps

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The Japanese Alps are a series of rugged, high mountain ranges in central Japan known for their dramatic peaks, heavy snowfall, and popular hiking and skiing destinations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
climate humid continental climate
composedOf Kiso Mountains
surface form: Akaishi Mountains

Hida Mountains
Kiso Mountains
country Japan
drainage Kiso River
surface form: Kiso River basin

Shinano River
surface form: Shinano River basin

Tenryu River basin
elevation 3190 m
3193 m
feature deep valleys
glacial landforms
steep slopes
geology fold mountains
tectonically active region
highestPoint Mount Hotaka
Mount Kita
knownFor alpine scenery
heavy snowfall
high peaks
hiking
mountaineering
rugged terrain
ski resorts
locatedIn Honshu
central Japan
locatedInPrefecture Gifu Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
Toyama Prefecture
Yamanashi Prefecture
nearbyCity Matsumoto
Nagano
Takayama
Toyama
otherName Northern Alps
surface form: Central Alps

Northern Alps
Southern Alps
partOf Japanese archipelago
popularActivity autumn foliage viewing
backcountry skiing
hot spring tourism
snowboarding
tourism Hakuba Valley
Kamikochi
Shirakawa-go region
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

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Honshu hasMountainRange Japanese Alps
Chūbu region includesMountainRange Japanese Alps
Shinano River sourceRegion Japanese Alps
Nagano Prefecture partOf Japanese Alps
this entity surface form: Japan Alps region
Nagano Prefecture traversedBy Japanese Alps
Shikoku Mountains partOf Japanese Alps
this entity surface form: Japanese Alps and ranges system
Kurohime-yama isPartOf Japanese Alps
this entity surface form: Japanese Alps and mountains
Fujinomiya, Japan borderedBy Japanese Alps
subject surface form: Fujinomiya
this entity surface form: Minami-Alps
中部地方 hasMountainRange Japanese Alps
this entity surface form: 日本アルプス
Kiso Mountains partOf Japanese Alps
Kiso Mountains partOf Japanese Alps
this entity surface form: Central Alps of Japan
Mount Kita isPartOf Japanese Alps
Toyama nearMountainRange Japanese Alps
this entity surface form: Northern Japan Alps
Hida Mountains alsoKnownAs Japanese Alps
this entity surface form: Northern Japanese Alps
Hida Mountains partOf Japanese Alps
Southern Alps partOf Japanese Alps
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route locatedIn Japanese Alps
this entity surface form: Northern Japan Alps
Kamikochi locatedIn Japanese Alps
Kamikochi partOf Japanese Alps
this entity surface form: Northern Japan Alps
Shirakawa-go region locatedIn Japanese Alps
Mount Hotaka locatedIn Japanese Alps
this entity surface form: Northern Japanese Alps
Mount Hotaka highestPointOf Japanese Alps
this entity surface form: Northern Japanese Alps
Hakuba Valley locatedIn Japanese Alps
Chichibu Mountains partOf Japanese Alps
this entity surface form: Japanese Alps and surrounding ranges
Mount Kobushi area partOf Japanese Alps
this entity surface form: Japanese Alps and surrounding ranges
Shinshu University (Nagano campus) locatedOn Japanese Alps
subject surface form: Shinshu University Nagano Campus
this entity surface form: Japanese Alps region
Mount Norikura locatedIn Japanese Alps
this entity surface form: Northern Alps of Japan
Nozawa Onsen ski area region Japanese Alps
this entity surface form: Japanese Alps area
Shiga Kogen ski area locatedOn Japanese Alps
this entity surface form: Japanese Alps region
Northern Alps partOf Japanese Alps
Mount Yari locatedIn Japanese Alps
Niigata Prefecture hasMountainRange Japanese Alps
Akaishi Mountains partOf Japanese Alps
Akaishi Mountains mountainSystem Japanese Alps
Nagano metropolitan area near Japanese Alps
Annupuri locatedIn Japanese Alps
Kōshinetsu region hasMountainRange Japanese Alps