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Introduction

"The view, as one looks straight down into the wild and desolate valleys that stretch away from the base of the mountain, is most impressive. To the north lie the almost unknown peaks of the range between the provinces of Shinshu and Etchu. On the west stands the rugged form of Kasadake, which we think would form a grand climb from the valley which separates it from us. Southwards, the eye rests on the nearer giants of this group, Hodakayama, and the massive double-topped Norikura, and beyond these Ontake. To the southeast, but further off, stands the grand mass of mountains on the borders of Shinshu and Doshu… But most striking of all is the stately cone of Fuji rising with its majestic sweep… at a distance, as the crow flies, of over 85 miles. To enumerate all the summits to be seen from the point on which we stand, would be to give a list of all the grandest mountains in Japan." -Walter Weston Written over 100 years ago by the British climber who coined the phrase "The Japan Alps"

HOKKAIDO
YAMAGATA
FUKUSHIMA
GUNMA
NIIGATA
NAGANO
TOYAMA
ISHIKAWA
GIFU
AICHI
YAMANASHI
SHIZUOKA
FUKUI
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1- DAY HIKING AROUND TOKYO