This tiny Shugendo peak and how the Japanese language got three alphabets

Short and quick hike with views of Chokai-zan and near the Mogami River, Shiraito Falls, and Genso no mori, the Forest of Illusions.

And its role in north Japan's fiercest war

Zao-san: Snow monsters, ski fields, mountain hags, multi-coloured crater lakes, hot springs, and more.

The tallest Dewa Sanzan peak with a thriving Haguro Shugendo Yamabushi culture.

How a group of elderly Japanese men saved our arses

Tiny donut-shaped peak in Sakegawa Village of the Mogami region worthy of a snowshoe hike.

Kinbo-zan is a dynamic little peak with a deep history of Shugendo.

Mountain that marks the entrance to the Kamuro Alps

(Murayama) Tengu-yama is a 403-m high peak in Nishikawa town that is home to a Tengu, a yokai or supernatural being.

Mount Taizo all but single-handedly confirms why autumn is by far the best season for hiking in Japan.

 Legends and landscapes on an epic hike along the Ou Mountains

Kinbo Shugen Mountain with a strange name and amazing trails amongst the autumn leaves

The odd connection between Osaka castle, the Shinkansen and Shinjuku, and the mountains of Yamagata.

Dewa Fuji, The Fuji of The North, Chokai-san, Mt. Chokai: Tallest peak entirely in Tohoku often said to resemble Mt. Fuji, leading to the name Dewa Fuji (after the former province of Dewa).