The Chikuma Mountains ( 筑摩山地 , Chikuma Sanchi ) is a mountainous region in Japan that runs north-south through the central part of Nagano Prefecture . It is part of the Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park .
11-545: Chikuma may refer to: Chikuma mountains , mountains in Nagano Prefecture of Japan Chikuma, Nagano , a city located in Nagano Prefecture of Japan Chikuma Station Chikuma District , a former district located in the vicinity of the current city of Matsumoto Chikuma River , the name of the Shinano River as it flows through Nagano Prefecture Chikuma, Angola ,
22-533: A commune Chikuma -class cruiser , a class of protected cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy Japanese ship Chikuma , several warships Chikuma Shobō , a Japanese publisher Chikuma Koshirou , a character in the novel The Kouga Ninja Scrolls Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Chikuma . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
33-566: Is 650 km away from this pass. Wada Pass is still famous for output of obsidian. But, now, forbids collecting obsidian from the mount pass. Nakasendo was constructed by Tokugawa shogunate , the mount pass belonged to the road. It is one of the most defensible chokepoints of the road because of heavy snow and precipitous topography. So, the government developed Nishi Mochiya quarter which located Shimosuwa and Higashi Mochiya quarter and Settai quarter that located Wada-shuku as asylum cover and rest house. On 18 December 1864, "Tengu-to" which
44-570: Is a popular tourist's destination. The range is named after the Chikuma River , Japan’s longest river at 367 kilometers. Its name comes from its twisted, meandering course: “Chi” meaning one thousand and “kuma” is a Chinese character meaning turns . In the Niigata Prefecture, the river's name changes to the Shinano River . The Chikuma Mountains separate the Chikuma River basin from
55-797: The Azusa and Takase River basins. The northern part is bounded by the Susobana River with the Togakushi volcanic group, and the southern part is demarcated by the Wada Pass as the Tateshina and Yatsugatake volcanic mountain ranges. Most of the terrain is hilly terrain of 1,200 to 1,500 meters, and the elevation is higher in the south, with mountains such as Mt. Hachibuse (1,929 meters), Utsukushigahara (2,034 meters), and Takeshimine (1,973 meters), and its altitude decreases as it goes northward. The Sai River crosses
66-605: The Chushin region and the Toshin region, and has become a barrier to traffic between the two regions. In 1976, Sansaiyama tunnel was opened and transportation was drastically improved. There is also Wada Pass (Nagano) tunnel. Wada Pass (Nagano) Wada Pass (和田峠, Wada-tōge) is a mountain pass in between Nagawa, Nagano , Chiisagata District and Shimosuwa, Nagano , at an altitude of 1,531 m . Nakasendo passed through this mountain pass. Japan National Route 142 runs through
77-575: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chikuma&oldid=1134209176 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chikuma mountains The mountains Utsukushigahara, 2,034 m (6,673 ft), Kirigamine , and Kamuriki are within Chikuma range. It
88-577: The mountain pass by Wada Pass Tunnel and Shin-Wada Tunnel. One of the pass over the Chikuma mountains . Shinano River runs on the northern of the pass to Nihonkai , Tenryu River runs on the southern of pass via Lake Suwa to Pacific Ocean . There was the place obsidian was produced in Jōmon period around this pass. The broad arrows made of obsidian produced from this pass were found in Kikonai, Hokkaido which
99-665: The northern part as an antecedent river , forming a deep erosion valley. The Chikuma mountain range has long been a major barrier to transportation, and has been used to connect the Ueda/Nagano Basin with the Matsumoto/Suwa Basin. Dowada Pass is known as a difficult place, and Misayama, the Shinwada road tunnel, and the JR Shinonoi Line Kamuriki Tunnel were also difficult construction projects. It straddles
110-528: Was constructed. In 1953, the road was registered as Japan National Route 142 . Wada Pass Tunnel is narrow, so vehicles are not able to run as two lanes. Eventually, now, the tunnel is mutual contraflow. In 1978, Shin Wada Tunnel was open to traffic. Shin Wada Tunnel the distant of which is 14,777 m that has belonged to the Shin-Wada Tunnel Toll Road since 1978. Since 1 April 2022, a driver
121-479: Was organized by retainers of the Mito Domain combatted against allied forces which were organized by Suwa Domain and Matsumoto Domain . Eventually Tengu-to rode to victory. In 1876, Koyobashi Shido was open to traffic as motoring road. In 1925, 和田嶺自動車 (Wada Peak Automobile Road) was established and ran through this mount pass. But, this road was closed during winter due to heavy snow, so in 1933, Wada Pass Tunnel
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