The Five Mountains of Northern Shinshu (Japanese: 北信五岳) or Five Mountains of Northern Nagano Prefecture are the traditionally distinctive mountains that can be seen in the northern Nagano Prefecture. They are: Mt. lizuna (飯縄山, 1917 meters above sea level), Mt. Togakushi (戸隠山, 1904 m), Mt. Kurohime (黒姫山, 2053 m), Mt. Madarao (斑尾山, 1381 m) and Mt. Myoko (妙高山, 2454 m).
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![](http://upload.luquay.com/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Mt.Madarao_yama.jpg/120px-Mt.Madarao_yama.jpg)
![](http://upload.luquay.com/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Mount_Kurohime_from_Mount_Hiuchi_1996-6-29.jpg/120px-Mount_Kurohime_from_Mount_Hiuchi_1996-6-29.jpg)
![](http://upload.luquay.com/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Togakushiyama.jpg/120px-Togakushiyama.jpg)
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They are all located in Nagano Prefecture, except Mt. Myoko which is in Niigata Prefecture. They are also recently (in 2015) included in Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park, except Mt. Madarao.[1]
Where to see these mountains
editThe Five Mountains of Northern Shinshu can be seen standing in a row from the southern part of Nakano City, Nagano Prefecture. They can also be observed in a row from the hot spring in Obuse Town.[2]