Nature Mountains and peaks of Japan

MatthiasB

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Thomas finally got me to share some of my hiking photos. I took these photos today.

Nikki-Shirane with Nantai-san and Lake Chuzenji in the background:

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Me on Mount Nikko-Shirane:

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thomas

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Just like Heinrich Harrer!

PS: Matthias is my colleague, and it took a lot of persuasion to make him share his alpine escapades finally.

 

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Thanks very much for sharing!

 

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Awesome! What a great view, and I'm sure a worthy hike. Thank you for sharing these, this is a vantage point of Japan many people never get!

 

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Hiking, I want to do it again. Had a hiking friend , but he passed away and I felt it was not a good idea to go into the forest myself.

 

MatthiasB

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• 29 Oct 2022

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This is the summit of Mount Tate (立山) in Toyama, with the Kurobe Dam, the Kita-Alps and Mount Haku (Hakusan) in the background. The photo was taken at the beginning of October.

 

MatthiasB

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These photos were also taken at the beginning of October when we climbed Hakusan (白山) from Ishikawa and spent a night on the mountain.

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MatthiasB

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This is Mount Kirishima (霧島山) yesterday. In the background, the smouldering Sakurajima.

 

MatthiasB

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After hiking, we enjoyed a hot sand bath at Ibusuki Beach. The sand is heated by hot volcanic groundwater. Ten minutes for 1000 yen. The people in yukata are lining up for their sand baths.

 

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MatthiasB said:

After hiking, we enjoyed a hot sand bath at Ibusuki Beach. The sand is heated by hot volcanic groundwater. Ten minutes for 1000 yen. The people in yukata are lining up for their sand baths.

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I like the beach as much as anyone, but a sand bath sounds like a contradiction in terms

 

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What would you call it?

IBUSUKI SUNAMUSHI ONSEN Natural Sand Bath

 

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thomas said:

What would you call it?

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IBUSUKI SUNAMUSHI ONSEN Natural Sand Bath

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A premature burial

 

MatthiasB

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Snowshoeing on Mount Hotaka (武尊山), Gunma.

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MatthiasB

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Iwadono (岩殿山) in Otsuki (Yamanashi) today.

 

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Iwadono (岩殿山) in Otsuki (Yamanashi) today.

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ooh a very nice cliff face, looks a bit like Joyama, which is just due south on the Izu peninsula. Almost died climbing there, fun times!

 

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This, and Iwadono Castle with its intriguing history, has been on my bucket list forever; here's @Hiroto Uehara san's excellent article on the castle.

Castle  Iwadono Castle

Iwadono Castle (岩殿城 Iwadono-jō) is a hilltop castle located in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture. Arriving at JR Ōtsuki Station, you will find a huge cliff towering on the northern side of the valley: over 150 metres in height, Iwadonoyama is a magnificent rock. Iwadono Castle was constructed on top...

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• Category: Yamanashi

 

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MatthiasB said:

Iwadono (岩殿山) in Otsuki (Yamanashi) today.

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Did you some hiking there.

 

MatthiasB

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• 3 May 2023

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Yesterday in the Tanzawa Mountains. The weather was perfect.

 

MatthiasB

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• 17 May 2023

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This is today's view of Asama-yama (浅間山, center left) from Azumaya-san (四阿山) close to Ueda, Nagano.

 

MatthiasB

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Yatsugatake today.

 

thomas

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Looks cold!

 

MatthiasB

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• 18 Oct 2025

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Kentoku-san (乾徳山, 2,031 meters) in Yamanashi last September.



Miyogisan (妙义山, 1,104 meters) in Gunma today.

 

MatthiasB

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• 30 Oct 2025

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Mount Hōō (鳳凰山) in Yamanashi this morning.

 

MatthiasB

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Bōnoreyama (棒ノ折山) between Okutama in Tōkyō and Hannō in Saitama.