Daisetsuzan (Mount Asahi)2,291 m

About Daisetsuzan (Mount Asahi)

Daisetsuzan (Mount Asahi) is a 2,291 m mountain in Higashikawa Town, Hokkaido. It lies within Daisetsuzan National Park. Daisetsuzan, as chosen in the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, is the group of peaks led by Mount Asahi, the highest in Hokkaido. It holds the headwaters of the Ishikari and Tokachi rivers and is called "the roof of Hokkaido". Asahi is the youngest stratovolcano in the Daisetsu volcanic group of more than 20 volcanoes, and the Jigokudani crater on its west slope still steams. Daisetsuzan is a Special Natural Monument, protected in its entirety as a natural reserve.

Sources: GSI, Elevations of Major Mountains in Japan, MLIT, National Land Numerical Information: Natural Park Areas, Ministry of the Environment, Daisetsuzan National Park, Japan Meteorological Agency, Taisetsuzan, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Database of National Cultural Properties: Daisetsuzan (sources in Japanese)

Mountain data

Elevation

2,291 m#1 of 156 by height

Elevation basis

Triangulation pointGeospatial Information Authority of Japan, Elevations of Major Mountains in Japan (March 31, 2026)

Japanese name

大雪山（たいせつざん）

GSI name / other name

旭岳

Location

Higashikawa Town, Hokkaido

Area

Northern Hokkaido

Natural park

Daisetsuzan National Park

Active volcano

Part of Taisetsuzan

100 Famous Japanese Mountains

Yes

Hokkaido Hyakumeizan

Both editions (No. 13 in 2003)

The location lists the municipality of the summit and any others within 300 m of it (checked with the GSI reverse geocoder).

Themes that include Daisetsuzan (Mount Asahi)

• Hokkaido 100 Mountains
• 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
• Active volcanoes
• Natural Monuments
• Daisetsuzan National Park