Kuranosuke-sanso (内蔵助山荘) is a small, traditional high-ridge mountain hut positioned just below Mt. Masago-dake in the Tateyama–Tsurugi area of the Northern Japanese Alps. It’s best used as a serious stage hut—a place to sleep, reset, and time weather windows—rather than a comfort lodge. Its big value is panoramic ridge positioning and access to committing Tateyama ridgeline itineraries.

Tsurugi Gozen-goya is a major public mountain hut on the Tateyama–Tsurugi ridgeline, sitting at Bessan Norikoshi—one of the most famous viewpoints of Mt. Tsurugi (剱岳). It’s a high-traffic stage hut and base for parties aiming at Tsurugi-dake, as well as trekkers linking Tateyama-area routes.

Raicho-sou is a large mountain lodge with natural hot-spring baths located near the Murodo-daira plateau in the Tateyama area. It’s best used as a comfort-forward base for Tateyama day hikes and plateau exploration—more “alpine lodge” than minimalist ridge hut, with strong infrastructure and easy access from the Alpine Route hub.

Raicho-sawa Hütte (雷鳥沢ヒュッテ) is a large public mountain hut in the Murodo / Tateyama area, set in the flower-filled basin of Raichōzawa after you pass Mikurigaike and Jigokudani (Hell Valley). It’s famous for having a hot-spring bath and for functioning as a practical base camp for day hikes and traverses around Tateyama.

Mikuri-gaike Onsen is a mountain lodge with a natural hot spring on the Murodo-daira plateau in the Tateyama area. It’s widely known as Japan’s highest-altitude hot spring lodge, drawing its waters from Jigokudani (Hell Valley) and sitting a short walk from the Murodo transport hub—making it a rare combination of high altitude + real onsen comfort + easy logistics.

Ichinokoshi-sanso is a major public mountain hut on the ridgeline between Murodo and Mt. Tateyama (Oyama)—a classic staging point for summit pushes, sunrise starts, and multi-day traverses in the Tateyama–Tsurugi area. It’s designed for throughput and safety on a very busy alpine corridor, not for “lodge comfort.”

The Yakushi-dake-sanso (薬師岳山荘) is a classic high-alpine mountain hut located just below the summit of Mt. Yakushi-dake (2,926 m) in the Northern Japanese Alps (Toyama side). It functions as a summit base and traverse-stage hut for hikers tackling Yakushi-dake and linking longer interior routes across the Tateyama–Yakushi–Kurobe network.

The Sugo-nokkoshi-goya is a classic traverse-stage hut on the Tateyama ↔ Yakushi-dake long route in the Northern Japanese Alps. It sits in a strategic position between the Goshikigahara plateau (famous alpine flowers) and the Yakushi-dake cirque landscapes, making it a practical and popular stop for multi-day hikers.

The Tateyama-Murodou-sanso is a large public mountain lodge located on the Murodo plateau, the central high point of the Tateyama–Kurobe Alpine Route. More lodge than “ridge hut,” it functions as a logistics-and-comfort base for hikers heading to Mt. Tateyama (Oyama) and for trekkers stitching together multi-day itineraries across the Tateyama highlands.

The Goshiki-gahara-sanso is a classic Japanese mountain hut set in the Goshiki-ga-hara plateau area near Mt. Tateyama, famous for its volcanic terrain, sulphur vents, and the “five-coloured” landscape that gives the area its name. It functions primarily as a stage hut and destination base for hikers exploring the Tateyama highlands—more about plateau exploration and scenery than summit-only objectives.

Yakushi-sawa-goya is a classic deep-valley stage hut in the Northern Japanese Alps, set at the dramatic confluence of the Kurobe headwaters and Yakushi-sawa. It’s best understood as strategic infrastructure: a key overnight node linking major interior hubs such as Taro-daira-goya and Kumono-daira-sanso, used by traverse parties moving through one of Japan’s most committing backcountry corridors.

Sugoroku-goya is one of the key “infrastructure huts” of the Northern Japanese Alps—large, efficient, and perfectly positioned for multi-day itineraries. It’s a primary staging point for hikers moving through the Sugoroku / Mitsumata / Kurobe headwaters corridor, and it’s also a natural base for short summit or viewpoint side-trips when weather allows.

The Kurobe-goro-koya (黒部五郎小舎) is a classic high-alpine stage hut in the heart of the Northern Japanese Alps, positioned in the saddle area between Mt. Kurobegorō-dake and Mitsumata Renge-dake. It’s part of the Sugoroku Hut Group network and is best understood as strategic infrastructure for serious multi-day traverses through the Kurobe headwaters—remote terrain where distances are long and weather exposure is constant.

Kumono-daira-sanso (雲ノ平山荘) is one of the most iconic huts in the Northern Japanese Alps, sitting on the remote volcanic plateau of Kumonodaira—often described as a “garden in the sky.” It’s a true deep-alps hub: hikers come here not for a quick overnight, but to link serious multi-day traverses through the Kurobe headwaters / Ura-Ginza backcountry.

Taro-daira-goya is a large, strategically placed mountain hut on Tarobei-daira, often described as a “crossroads hut” in the Northern Japanese Alps. It’s a core staging point for big itineraries linking the Yakushi-dake area, the Kurobe interior, and long ridge/valley traverses—more infrastructure hub than “quiet hideaway.”

Suisho-goya (水晶小屋) is a compact, high-alpine hut on the Ura-Ginza / Kurobe headwaters side of the Northern Japanese Alps, used mainly by hikers traversing remote ridgelines and those aiming for Mt. Suishō-dake (水晶岳 / Kuro-dake). It’s not a “destination lodge” — it’s a strategic stage hut in a serious backcountry zone where distances are long and weather exposure is constant.

Mitsumata-sanso (三俣山荘) is a landmark hut in the remote Kurobe Genryu (Kurobe headwaters) area of the Northern Japanese Alps. It’s a true traverse hub: a place where long routes converge (Sugoroku–Kumonodaira–Yumata/Ito Shindo corridors), making it ideal as a base for multi-day itineraries rather than a simple one-night stop.

Wasabi-daira-koya is a classic low-to-mid altitude staging hut in the Northern Japanese Alps, set in beech forest beside clear streams. It’s best known as the comfortable first-night base for hikers heading into the high mountains via Koike Shindō toward huts like Kagami-daira-sanso and beyond—perfect for splitting logistics before the big elevation days.

Kagami-daira-sanso is one of the most iconic mountain huts in Japan, famous for nearby Kagami-ike (Mirror Pond)—a classic photo spot where Yari-ga-take and the Hotaka range can reflect perfectly on calm mornings. It sits on the Koike Shindō approach used by hikers heading deeper into the Northern Alps (e.g., toward Sugoroku, Yari/Hotaka, and longer traverses).

Rodge Kuro-yon (often listed as Lodge Kuroyon) is a comfortable lakeside lodge-style mountain hut near Kurobe Dam / Lake Kurobe on the Tateyama–Kurobe Alpine Route corridor. Unlike exposed ridge huts, it’s best described as a logistics-and-rest base: a practical overnight close to major access infrastructure, useful both for hikers and for visitors exploring the Kurobe area.