Mount Nikko-Shirane from Sugenuma

Trail description

Nikko-Shirane, 2,578 m, is an active volcano on the border of Nikko and Katashina and the highest peak in Japan north of the Kanto plain. This route climbs from the Sugenuma trailhead on the Gunma side past the Midagaike pond to the summit lava dome. It is one of Japan's 100 famous mountains, and the surrounding area of Goshikinuma, Yunoko and Senjogahara lies in Nikko National Park. Weather on the summit changes quickly and it is often in cloud.

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