Hida Mountains

Japanese: 飛驒山脈 - ひださんみゃく

Located in the northern part of the mountainous region in central Honshu, this mountain range is the main part of the so-called Japanese Alps, also known as the Northern Alps. It is a large mountain range that rises sharply from Oyashirazu on the coast of the Sea of Japan and continues across four prefectures: Niigata, Toyama, Nagano, and Gifu. It stretches about 70 km from north to south and 25 km from east to west, with peaks of 3,000 m above sea level, the highest being Okuhotakadake at 3,190 m. It was designated as Chubu Sangaku National Park in 1934. The eastern side of the Hida Mountains drops steeply into the great rift valley called the Fossa Magna, which divides Honshu into northeastern Japan and southwestern Japan, while the Hida Highlands continue on the western side at a slightly lower altitude.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

本州中央部の山岳地帯北部にあり，いわゆる日本アルプスの主部で，北アルプスとも呼ばれる山脈。日本海沿岸の親不知（おやしらず）付近から急激に高度を増し，新潟，富山，長野，岐阜の4県にまたがって続く大山脈である。南北の延長約70km，東西の幅約25kmで，標高は奥穂高岳の3190mを最高に3000m級の峰が並ぶ。1934年，中部山岳国立公園に指定された。　飛驒山脈の東側は，本州を東北日本と西南日本に二分するフォッサマグナと呼ばれる大地溝帯に断層性の急斜面を向けて落ち込み，西側にはやや高度を下げて連続する飛驒高地が続く。

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