Introduction: the bear in the news is not always the same as the bear on a hiking trail First, Japan has two different bear contexts Understanding Japan's bears correctly Basically, a shy forest animal Hokkaido brown bears are a different …
Japan's 100 Famous Mountains What Is Hyakumeizan? Fukada's Three Criteria How to Use This Guide The Complete List of All 100 Mountains Hokkaido (9 mountains) Tohoku (10 mountains) Kanto / Koshinetsu (18 mountains) Chubu / Northern Alps (27…
[:contents] Shibutsu-san (2,228 m) stands at the southern edge of the Oze National Park plateau, a dramatic rocky summit rising above Japan's most famous high-altitude wetland. Unlike the forested bulk of Hiuchi-ga-take to the north, Shibu…
[:contents] Naeba-san (2,145 m) rises above one of Japan's most famous ski resorts — Naeba, known internationally for the Fuji Rock Festival held at its base every summer. The mountain itself is far quieter than the resort; a gondola provi…
[:contents] Takatsuma-yama (高妻山, 2,353 m) is the highest peak of the Togakushi mountains in Nagano Prefecture — a dramatic rocky summit at the northern end of the Togakushi range, rising steeply above the world-famous Togakushi Shrine c…
[:contents] Nantai-san (2,486 m) is the central sacred mountain of the Nikko religious complex — a nearly perfect volcanic cone rising above Lake Chuzenji, with the Futarasan Shrine at its summit and a history of Shinto pilgrimage going ba…
[:contents] Nikko-Shirane-san (日光白根山, 2,578 m) is the highest mountain in the Kanto region and the Tohoku-Kanto mountain arc — surpassing even Nantai-san and the Nikko peaks. It is a volcanic massif with a dramatic rocky summit and th…
