Reports on peaks climbed on a September 2014 trip to Japan.
Asahidake, highpoint of Hokkaido, 2291 m. Yotei-zan, another volcano on Hokkaido, 1898 m. Iwate-san, in the northern alps, 2038 m. Oku-shirane-san, Nikko region, 2578 m. Kisokomaga-take, in the central alps, 2956 m. Mount Fuji, highest mountain in Japan, 3776 m. Mt. Amagi, highpoint of the Izu penninsula, 1405 m. Mt. Kinashi, Mt. Fuji area, 1732 m. A Google Earth file showing all of the 100 Famous Peaks of Japan, known as The Hyakumeizan, is provided here: Japan100.kmz Peaks shown in red have greater than 5,000 ft. (1524 m) of prominence. There are 21 of them. A GPS waypoint file for the 100 Famous Peaks is available: Japan100.gpx This file can be loaded in many different GPS receivers using the free program EasyGPS. This free software is available at the Easy GPS website. |
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