Mount Daisengen

Mount Daisengen (大千軒岳, Daisengen-dake) is a 1,072 metres (3,517 ft) mountain located on the Oshima Peninsula of Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Daisengen is the tallest mountain in the southern region of the peninsula[1].

Mount Daisengen
大千軒岳
View of Maesengen (left) and Daisengen (right) from Shiriuchi
Highest point
Elevation1,072 m (3,517 ft)
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates41°34′45.55″N 140°9′38.95″E 
Naming
Language of nameJapanese
Geography
Mount Daisengen
Climbing
Easiest routeNew Road route

A gold mine was established on the mountain during the Edo period, and a group of 106 Japanese Christians were executed on the mountain[2] by the Matsumae clan during the nationwide crackdown on Christianity.

Several climbing routes exist.

History

By about 1612, some Japanese Christians began to flee to the less-populated Tōhoku and Ezo (modern-day Hokkaido) regions of Japan in order to escape religious persecution by the Tokugawa shogunate[3]. Some of these Japanese Christians took up residence working at the gold mine near Mount Daisengen.

The aftermath of the 1637 to 1638 Shimabara Rebellion led to a more severe government crackdown on Christianity within Japan, and in 1639, the Matsumae clan executed 106 Japanese Christians who worked on the mountain mining gold[3].

Adventuring

Climbing routes

New Road route (新道コース)

Trailhead is accessed from Matsumae. Round trip of roughly 3 hours and 50 minutes[4]. The route is suitable for beginners[4].

Old Road route (旧道コース)

Trailhead is accessed from Matsumae. Round trip of roughly 3 hours and 50 minutes[4].

Kaminokuni Ishisaki route

A trail from Kaminokuni exists but is currently inaccessible due to the road to the trailhead being closed[4].

Sengen route (千軒コース)

Trailhead is accessed from Fukushima. Round trip of roughly 7 hours and 30 minutes[4]. The remains of a gold mine guard house exist adjacent to the Sengen route. A stone monument with a large cross at the top was constructed in remembrance of the martyrdom of the 106 Japanese Christians.

  • View of Mount Daisengen from Fukushima, Hokkaido.
  • Commemorative plaque at the summit of Mount Daisengen. This plaque marks the 100 year anniversary of the commencement of creating a triangulation station station in the area.

Reference
  1. "大千軒岳 - だいせんげんだけ：標高1,072ｍ". ヤマケイオンライン. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  2. "Mountains of Hokkaido". www.mountainsofhokkaido.com. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  3. "深山のまち". www.92-kimura.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  4. "大千軒岳情報 ｜ 渡島総合振興局森林室西部森林室". www.oshima.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
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