Kita-hotaka-koya (北穂高小屋)

Kita-hotaka-koya is a legendary high-ridge mountain hut perched just below the summit of Mt. Kita-Hotaka-dake on the main Hotaka ridgeline. It’s famous for its extreme position above sheer drops and for being a key staging point for advanced ridge travel—especially the Daikiretto traverse toward Yari.