Yukikuradake Hinan Goya

Yukikuradake Hinan Goya (雪倉岳避難小屋) is an emergency mountain shelter located on the southern slope of Mount Yukikura in the Northern Alps (Ushiro-Tateyama range) of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It sits at a col at approximately 2,400 meters elevation. The shelter is a single-story wooden structure with no cooking facilities, no bedding, and no water source except limited snowmelt during the remaining snow season. It does have a toilet, but it is a pit-style (kumitori) toilet that requires significant maintenance funds and labor. The shelter was constructed by Toyama Prefecture specifically for emergency evacuation use, and its management has been entrusted to Asahi Goya, a nearby mountain lodge. Because it is intended only for emergencies, the surrounding area is designated as a special protection zone within Chubu-Sangaku National Park, and camping or tent pitching around the shelter is strictly prohibited. Despite this, some hikers mistakenly treat it as a free lodging facility and plan overnight stays in advance, which the prefecture and manager strongly discourage. Asahi Goya maintains the shelter, including collecting garbage left by visitors, pumping water, and cleaning the toilet. The shelter is not a commercial lodging operation; it is a public safety facility. The official website emphasizes that it cannot be used as a normal mountain hut and that visitors must respect its emergency-only purpose.

Yukikuradake Hinan Goya was built by Toyama Prefecture as an emergency shelter for hikers traversing the route between Mount Shirouma, Mount Asahi, and Renge Onsen. It is located on the southern slope of Mount Yukikura in the Ushiro-Tateyama range of the Northern Alps, at a col at approximately 2,400 meters elevation. The structure is a single-story wooden building. Because there is no water source nearby, it has no cooking facilities. The shelter was designed for emergency evacuation only, not for regular overnight stays. Management of the shelter has been entrusted to Asahi Goya, a mountain lodge located nearby. Asahi Goya handles maintenance, including cleaning the pit toilet, pumping water, and collecting garbage left by visitors. The surrounding area is part of Chubu-Sangaku National Park and is designated as a special protection zone, where camping and tent pitching are prohibited. In recent years, some hikers have mistakenly treated the shelter as a free lodging facility and planned overnight stays in advance. This has caused problems, including conflicts with genuine emergency users and degradation of the facility. The official website and Wikipedia article both emphasize that the shelter is for emergency use only and that overnight stays for planned lodging are strictly prohibited. As of 2022, Asahi Goya continues to manage the shelter.

• Shelter built by Toyama Prefecture as an emergency facility

• Management entrusted to Asahi Goya

• As of 2022, Asahi Goya continues to manage the shelter

Emergency mountain shelter; not a commercial lodging facility

1. 1雪倉岳避難小屋 - 北アルプス 朝日小屋asahigoya.net
2. 2雪倉岳避難小屋 - Wikipediaja.wikipedia.org
3. 3Yukikuradake Hinan Goya - Wikidatawikidata.org