Hiking Yamagata: Practical Guides to the 100 Famous Mountains
From multi-day alpine expeditions to leisurely nature strolls, the mountains of Yamagata offer diverse trails for every skill level. This authoritative collection provides detailed hiking guides for each of the 100 Famous Mountains, serving as a primary resource for safe and immersive access to some of Japan’s premier trekking destinations.
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KASHIWAGI-YAMA (Mt. Kashiwagi)
Lying on the only inhabited island in Yamagata Prefecture, Tobishima Island, Kashiwagi-yama is a mountain that formed from a mass…
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KUROBUSHI-YAMA (Mt. Kurobushi)
The main characteristic of Kurobushi-yama is its southern face. Directly beneath the summit, there is an almost vertical drop of…
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Kurosawa Akira, Abe Shinzo, The Kami of War, and a flock of geese?
‘This mountain is loved by locals, takes less than three hours to summit, and has a hut’. Cool story bro. Anything…
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KUMANO-YAMA
Kumano-yama is a mountain at the southern tip of the Asahi mountain range in Nagai City and Ide Town. The…
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Dancing in the Day Lilies: Shoga-dake
Mountains of Day Lilies Love mountains and mountains of flowers? Shoga-dake is for you. As one of the peaks located on…
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KABUTO-YAMA
Kabuto-yama is a mountain lying in the south of Yonezawa City. When the Uesugi Clan established a base in Yonezawa,…
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Zao-san and Why We Climb Mountains (Mt. Zao)
Jump to: My Hiking Guide to Zao-san ‘What’s up with ‘mountain climbing’? I just don’t get it.’ What a weird…
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The Former Dewa Sanzan Peak of Murayama Ha-yama
Skip to My Hiking Guide to Murayama Ha-yama The Japanese affinity for mountains stretches much further than their (valid, mind…
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Upside-down Sake Cup Mountain: SAKAZUKI-YAMA (Mt. Sakazuki)
A Sakazuki is a cup for drinking sake. As the name suggests, Sakazuki-yama is a small mountain that looks like…
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Haguro-san (Mt. Haguro) of Dewa Sanzan Hiking Guide
Haguro-san Hiking Guide Want to learn the background to Haguro-san? View the Haguro Story here. Put simply, Haguro-san is mecca…
100 Famous Mountains of Yamagata Project
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