The Akaishi Mountains ( 赤石山脈 , Akaishi Sanmyaku ) are a mountain range in central Honshū , Japan , bordering Nagano , Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. They are also called the Southern Alps ( 南アルプス , Minami Arupusu ) , as they join with the Hida Mountains ("Northern Alps") and the Kiso Mountains ("Central Alps") to form the Japanese Alps .
4-477: Akaishi (written: 赤石 lit "red stone") may refer to: Akaishi Mountains , mountain range in Honshū, Japan Mount Akaishi Akaishi (surname) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Akaishi . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
8-567: A tributary of the Ōi River in the southern part of Southern Alps. Then it was said that the mountain of red stone came to be called Mount Akaishi . The mountain represents the mountain range and the name Akaishi is used for the whole range mountain range, Akaishi Mountains . Almost all major peaks of the Akaishi Mountains are in Minami Alps National Park that was established on June 1, 1964. The range
12-516: Is the source of two rivers, Ōi River and Tenryū River , which flow to the Pacific Ocean . Alpine plants , such as Siberian dwarf pine can be seen above the tree line. Rock ptarmigan and spotted nutcracker also live in the alpine zone. Japanese serow and sika deer live in the forest belt on the mountain slopes. Callianthemum hondoense ( 北岳草 , Kitadake-sō ) is endemic to Mount Kita . Englishman Walter Weston introduced
16-470: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Akaishi&oldid=932676680 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Akaishi Mountains There are a lot of red stones (赤石 Aka-Ishi) around the Akaishi River,
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