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).

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

How this tiny peak turned feudal Japan’s biggest battle on its head

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

How a group of elderly Japanese men saved our arses

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

Fun little peak in the tiny fishing village of Sanze, Tsuruoka City

And its role in north Japan's fiercest war

Small pyramidal peak in the northern Yamagata town of Kaneyama

Mountain that marks the entrance to the Kamuro Alps

Must-see autumn alpine dreamland between the two tallest Dewa Sanzan peaks with a twisted backstory

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

Yudono-san is the final Dewa Sanzan peak in the middle of Yamagata Prefecture that has been a central destination for millions over the centuries

Home to Haguro Shugendo and the Dewa Sanzan Yamabushi mountain monks