100 Famous Mountains (“Hyakumeizan” in Japanese) is a title of a book which introduce 100 Japanese mountains. Since hiking those mountains were broadcasted by a TV program, those have been very popular for Japanese hikers. Since then, lots of hikers try to climb all the mountains.
Mt. Miyanoura is the higest mountain in Kyushu resion. It has twin peaks and the west peak is higher. The mountain top provides a 360-degree view and it offers ...[read more]
Mt. Kaimon is an individual mountain, located southern tip of the Satsuma Peninsula, rises 924 meters above sea level. It is a beautiful corn-shaped dormant vol...[read more]
The route statts with the smell of sulfur hung in the air. The field of vision is widely opened when you pass through bush area. The route is among volcanic lap...[read more]
Mt. Aso is a general term of Mt. Taka, Mt. Neko, Mt. Naka, Mt. Eboshi and Mt. Kishima. The highest peak of Mt. Aso is Mt. Taka (Taka-dake). It is an active volc...[read more]
Mt. Sobo, a beautiful triangle-shaped mountain rises 1756 meters above sea level, stands out conspicuously above others in Sobo Mountains. It is characteristic ...[read more]
Mt. Kuju is the general term of mountains and it is also called the roof of Kushu region. Most of them are inactive volcanos covered with green fields. Cowberry...[read more]
Mt. Ishizuchi is a sacred mountain and has been a place of mountain worship from acient time. As the area above the hillside is considered as sacred area, a pri...[read more]
Mt. Tsurugi (Tsurugi-san) is a gentle shaped mountain although the kanji character of Tsurugi (meaning 'soword' in English) implies a steep mountain. Even begin...[read more]
