List of Charges
Shared room
The prices listed above include a handling fee equivalent to 30% of the accommodation cost, which is charged in advance by credit card.
This fee covers reservation arrangements and English-language communication on your behalf.
Please note that the handling fee is non-refundable in the event of cancellation.
As a result, the total amount shown above is higher than the price for direct reservations made with the mountain huts.
Thank you for your understanding.
Introduction to Mountain Huts
Business period April 27-November 3, 2026
※Accommodation reservation required
It is built on the ridge of Hotaka Mountain Range, at the foot of Oku-hotaka-dake peak and Mt. Karasawa-dake peak. From Karasawa, it equivocates the highest to your having climbed Zaytengrat.
It begins with the fact that Jyutaro Imada, a mountain guide , who opened the Jyutaro Shindo: New trail leading from Karasawa to Mae-hotaka-dake in 1925, built a hut as the base of Mt. Oku-ho taka-dake (highest mountain of Hotaka Mountains).
The building is a total hinoki structure, bright and equipped with facilities for mountain climbers such as a lobby that is warmed by a wood-burning stove and a library where you can browse mountain-related books.
Business Period
April 27-November 3, 2026
FACILITY
Lodge Lobby
From this lobby, you can watch the sun rise over the mountain ridges and set into the sea of clouds.
Please enjoy the view from 3,000 meters above sea level.
Guest Room (Private Room)
The minimum number of guests is two. (Single occupancy is permitted if there is availability at the last minute.)
The room is 6 tatami mats in size.
Concession stand
We offer a selection of original souvenirs from the Hotaka-dake Mountain Lodge, including moisture-wicking, quick-drying T-shirts (4,400 yen)—which come in new colors and designs every year—and Japanese tenugui hand towels, hand-dyed by artisans using the traditional Japanese dyeing technique known as chusen (hon-zome).
Cafeteria
Just inside the entrance, you'll find the Doma Dining Hall.
Please enjoy our lunch menu, which includes udon and ramen.
Of course, you're welcome to use this space to rest even if you don't order a meal.
Guests who are cooking for themselves are also welcome to use this area.
Library
We have a wide selection of books on various mountain-related topics. Please make yourself at home.
Heavenly Water
We collect the small amount of meltwater flowing at the bottom of the large snowfield just below the summit of Mt. Karasawa and channel it through pipes to the lodge.
The first-generation owner, Shigetaro Imada, named this water “Tenmeisui” (Water of Divine Destiny).
We provide this water free of charge to our guests and those camping in tents.
For non-guests, it is available for 200 yen per liter via self-service at the shop next door.
Breakfast
This breakfast features side dishes that go great with rice. You can have as many servings of rice and miso soup as you like.





