Mt. Bandai (or Bandaisan), is registered as a UNESCO Japanese Geopark since 2011. Mt. Bandai has known two major sector collapses and debris avalanches: one 50,000 years ago and the …
Mt. Bandai is crossed by three peaks: Mt. Bandai's central peak, Kushigamine's peak, and Mt. Akahani's peak. Kushigamine can be recognized by its reddish/brownish rocky paths. The northeast side suffered …
Mt. Adatara is a fabulous mountain, one of Japan's 100 most famous mountains, located near Dake Onsen, with a ropeway station at the top, a beautiful orange crater and magnificent red leaves in autumn.
One of the many volcanoes / peaks that are a part of the Bandai-Asahi National Park and that is located between Yonezawa City (Yamagata Prefecture) and Fukushima Prefecture, culminating at …
You cannot cycle past this point. There is a toll booth and they will stop you (there are signs that say no bicycles past this point). There are hiking trails, but seems difficult to carry a bike up them.
Summit is nice,but do not go down the trail to omoshiroyama-kōgen station (this trail is very dangerous). I reccommend going down in the eastern direction or towards Ametaki falls, as it is safer.
Rest house on top of Mount Hachimantai with bathroom, rest area, snacks, souvenir shops, fauna and flora information, and, most importantly, a great viewpoint!