Japanese Alps
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The Japanese Alps is a series of mountain ranges in Japan which bisect the main island of Honshu. The peaks that tower over central Honshu have long been the object of veneration and pilgrimage. These
From the front, South, Central, North Alps
Memorial plaque at Kamikōchi to Reverend Walter Weston, called the "Father of the Japanese Alps"
A panorama of the mountains of the Japanese Alps. Photo is taken from Yatsugatake, September 2007
Mount Hotakadake
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Mount Hotaka, also known as Mount Hotakadake, is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains as coined by the media, reaching a height of 3,190 m. Mount Hotaka is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains and a
Mount Hotaka from Tokugō-tōge
Peaks of Mount Hotaka and Mount Yari of southern Hida Mountains (called "Northern Alps" in Japan) seen from Mount Hachimori (from east).
Hotaka Mountains from the panorama course Byōbu-no-mimi (October 2000)
Mt. Hotaka from Mount Chō