Duwatsun Hida

Dutsen Hida (飛騨山脈, Hida Sanmyaku), ko Arewa Alps (北アルプス, Kita Arupusu), wani yanki ne na tsaunin Japan wanda ya ratsa ta yankunan Nagano, Toyama da Gifu. Wani karamin yanki na tsaunukan kuma ya isa yankin Niigata. William Gowland ya kirkiro kalmar "Alps na Japan" a lokacin da yake Japan, amma yana nufin Dutsen Hida ne kawai lokacin da ya yi amfani da wannan sunan. Dutsen Kiso da Akaishi sun sami sunan a cikin shekaru masu zuwa. Yanayin ƙasa Tsarin tsaunin Hida ya samar da babban siffar Y. Kololuwar kudanci sune ƙananan yanki na siffar Y, tare da kololuwar arewa suna samar da makada guda biyu masu kamanceceniya da wani zurfin kwari mai siffar V. Yana daya daga cikin tudu mafi tsayin kwari masu siffar V a cikin Japan. Dam din Kurobe, madatsar ruwa mafi girma a kasar Japan, wani babban dam ne dake cikin kwarin Kurobe a tsakiyar yankin tsaunuka. Hannun tsaunuka na yamma, wanda kuma aka sani da Tateyama Peaks (立山連峰 Tateyama Renpo), Dutsen Tsurugi da Dutsen Tate ne suka mamaye shi. Hannun gabas, wanda aka fi sani da Ushiro Tateyama Peaks (後立山連峰 Ushiro Tateyama Renpō), Dutsen Shirouma da Dutsen Kashimatari ne ke mamaye su. Gilashin kankara Ko da yake an fara tunanin cewa babu dusar ƙanƙara da ta wanzu a Gabashin Asiya a kudancin Kamchatka, bincike na baya-bayan nan ya nuna cewa har yanzu ƙananan glaciers uku suna rayuwa a tsaunin Tsurugi da tsaunin Tate saboda yanayin da ake da shi sosai na yankin Hokuriku wanda ke ba da damar zubar dusar ƙanƙara mai nauyi a kan kololuwar.. Manyan tsaunuka Dutsen Shirouma, 2,932 metres (9,619 ft) m (9,619 Dutsen Kashimayari, 2,889 metres (9,478 ft) Dutsen Tate, 3,015 metres (9,892 ft) Dutsen Tsubakuro, 2,763 metres (9,065 ft) Dutsen Tsurugi, 2,999 metres (9,839 ft) Dutsen Noguchigoro, 2,924 metres (9,593 ft) Dutsen Yari, 3,180 metres (10,433 ft) Dutsen Hotaka, 3,190 metres (10,466 ft) Dutsen Norikura, 3,026 metres (9,928 ft) Hotuna