Kumono-daira-sanso (雲ノ平山荘)

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.