Senjojiki Cirque
Glacial Cirque in the Central Alps by Ropeway
A glacial cirque at about 2,600 metres in the Central Alps above Komagane, reached by the Komagat...
Mount Asama
An Active Volcano Where the Alert Level Decides How Far You Climb
The 2,568-meter volcano that smokes behind Karuizawa, on the Nagano and Gunma border. The crater ...
Hotakadake
Hotakadake: Japan's Third-Highest Peak, Two Days from Kamikochi
A horseshoe of rock peaks around the Karasawa cirque, topped by Okuhotaka at 3,190 m, the highest...
Mount Ontake
Mount Ontake: A Ropeway to 2,150 m and a Summit Open Only in Summer
A 3,067-meter active volcano on the Nagano and Gifu border, the second-highest volcano in Japan a...
Yarigatake
Yarigatake: Two Days from Kamikochi, Then Ladders to a 3,180 m Spire
The 3,180-meter spear-shaped peak of the Northern Alps, fifth-highest in Japan, usually climbed o...
Mount Yake
Mount Yake: A Day Hike up the Live Volcano That Made Taisho Pond
The active volcano on the Nagano and Gifu border above Kamikochi, climbed as a day hike to its 2,...