also Suwa Fuji is a complex volcano

Complex volcano

A complex volcano, also called a compound volcano, is a volcano with more than one feature. They form because changes of their eruptive characteristics or the location of multiple vents in an area...

 located on the border of the municipalities of Chino

Chino, Nagano

is a city located in Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 55,902 and the density of 209.83 persons per km². The total area is 266.41 km².The city was founded on August 1, 1958.- Geography :*mountain**Mount Yatsugatake...

 and Tateshina

Tateshina, Nagano

is a town located in Kitasaku District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 8,492 and a density of 127.09 persons per km². The total area is 66.82 km².Tateshina is sister city to Oregon City, Oregon, in the United States....

 in Nagano Prefecture

Nagano Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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It has an elevation of 2530 m (8,301 ft). This mountain is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

Outline

Mount Tateshina is a typical complex volcano. About the origin of the name of this mountain, tate means water-pepper

Water-pepper

Water-pepper or Water pepper is a plant of the family Polygonaceae. It grows in damp places and shallow water. It is a cosmopolitan plant, found in Australia, New Zealand, temperate Asia, Europe, and North America...

, and shina means steps or high places. So Tateshina is literally a high mountain of water-peppers. The other name of this mountain Suwa Fuji, literally, Mount Fuji of the Suwa region.

Mount Tateshina is an important part of Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park

Yatsugatake-Chushin Kogen Quasi-National Park

is a quasi-national park on Honshū in Japan. It is rated a protected landscape according to the IUCN. The park includes the Yatsugatake Mountains and the surrounding lava plateaus: Tateshina plateau, Kirigamine, and Utsukushigahara. It straddles the border between Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures....

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Route

Routes to climb up Mount Tateshina are well-developed. The most popular route is to start from the Nanagome parking lot.