Mount Jonendake

Japanese: 常念岳 - じょうねんだけ

A mountain that stands tall on the west side of the Matsumoto Basin in western Nagano Prefecture. It is 2,857 meters above sea level. Along with Mt. Tsubakuro and Mt. Daitenjo, it is a mountain that stands out as a front mountain of the Northern Alps. It is made of granite and has a pyramidal shape, making it the most prominent mountain from the Matsumoto Basin. In 1919 (Taisho 8), Jonen hut was built near the summit, and it was the main route to Mt. Yari until 1924, when the so-called Kisaku New Trail was built from Mt. Daitenjo to Mt. Nishi and Mt. Yari. Take a bus from Toyonen Station on the JR Oito Line to Susado at the foot of the mountain, and then it takes about 7 hours. In recent years, people have taken the forest road Ichinosawa Line via Prefectural Roads 310 and 309 from the Nagano Expressway Toyoshina Interchange. The most common route is to reach Jonen hut in 5 hours from the Ichinosawa trailhead. It takes 40 minutes to reach the summit from Jonen Hut. From the peak, there is a wonderful view of the Northern Alps, Utsukushigahara, the Yatsugatake mountain range, and the Matsumoto Basin. The mountain is said to have been named after the ascetic who founded it, or Jonenbo, the head priest of the temple at the foot of the mountain. In early May, when the snow melts near the peak, it is said that the black form of Bodhidharma appears as he sleeps, lying with his head to the north.

[Hiroyoshi Kobayashi]

Jonen Mountains
A mountain range that defines the western edge of the Matsumoto Basin. In the center of the photo is Mt. Jonen, and to the right are mountains such as Mt. Otensho and Mt. Tsurugidake. All of these mountains are like the foreland of the Northern Alps. They are part of Chubu Sangaku National Park. In the foreground is the town of Azumino. Nagano Prefecture Azumino City and Matsumoto City © Shinshu-Nagano Prefecture Tourism Association ">

Jonen Mountains

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

長野県西部、松本盆地の西側にそそり立つ山。標高2857メートル。燕岳(つばくろだけ)、大天井岳(だいてんじょうだけ)とともに北アルプスの前山的存在である。花崗(かこう)岩からなり、山容はピラミッド型を呈し、松本盆地からはもっとも目だつ山である。1919年（大正8）山頂近くに常念小屋ができ、1924年大天井岳から西岳、槍ヶ岳(やりがたけ)へのいわゆる喜作新道ができるまでは、槍ヶ岳への主要登路にあたっていた。JR大糸線豊科(とよしな)駅から山麓(さんろく)の須砂渡(すさど)までバス、そこから約7時間の行程。近年は長野道豊科インターチェンジから県道310号・309号経由で林道一ノ沢線を利用。一ノ沢登山口から5時間の行程で常念小屋に着くルートが一般的。常念小屋からは40分で山頂に達する。頂上からは北アルプスをはじめ、美ヶ原(うつくしがはら)、八ヶ岳(やつがたけ)連峰や、松本盆地などの眺めがすばらしい。山名は開山者の行者の名をとったとか、山麓の寺の住職常念坊の名をとったとかいわれる。5月初旬、頂上近くの雪が消えると、達磨(だるま)大師の北枕(きたまくら)の寝姿が黒く現れるといわれる。

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