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    Japanese 100 Great Mountains Vol. 5: Episode 021-025
    Japanese 100 Great Mountains Vol. 5: Episode 021-025
    Japanese 100 Great Mountains Vol. 5: Episode 021-025
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    Japanese 100 Great Mountains Vol. 5: Episode 021-025

    By Hodaka

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    Hodaka keeps conquering great mountains in Japan one after another. This record, the fifth volume of the series, includes five (the 21st to 25th) mountains.

    - The first mountain he aims for in 2019 is Mount Tanigawa. He sees a snow mountain like the cumulonimbus, which once made him want to be a mountaineer.

    - In Mount Kobushi, he tries a wristwatch with GPS function for the first time.

    - His first challenge after the new era name “Reiwa” starts is to visit Mount Hoo. Conquering the three great mountains, he recalls the past climbing.

    - In Mount Azumaya, he eventually savors the soft ice cream, which he has been wanting for four years.

    - In Mount Nantai, he tries the night climbing, which is allowed only during the designated week in summer, and gives three cheers at the summit while appreciating the sunrise.

    The sceneries of the mountain changing due to the weather and the encounters with other climbers are all once-in-a-lifetime chance.

    You will witness Hodaka’s exciting challenge!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateDec 15, 2019
    ISBN9781794809383
    Japanese 100 Great Mountains Vol. 5: Episode 021-025

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      Japanese 100 Great Mountains Vol. 5 - Hodaka

      Japanese 100 Great Mountains Vol. 5: Episode 021-025

      Originally written in Japanese and translated by Hodaka

      Photographs by Hodaka

      Cover design by Tanya

      Copyright © 2019 Hodaka / The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books

      All rights reserved.

      ISBN: 978-1-79480-938-3

      Episode 021: Mount Tanigawa

      I wanted to climb a snowy mountain for the first target in 2019 and frequently checked the weather forecast and snow conditions of possible dates. I first considered a mountain in Yamanashi Prefecture, close to Tokyo. But it did not seem to have a lot of snow at the beginning of January. In the end, I decided to climb Mount Tanigawa, which is easy for me to access.

      The altitude of Mount Tanigawa is less than 2,000 meters. Still, there is an accumulation of snow since about November every year and it becomes an authentic snowy mountain until January. In fact, each time I climbed Mount Tanigawa in the past, the weather was always bad. But this time the weather forecast said it would be sunny for days and I thought I could expect a fine weather.

      Departing in yesterday evening, I drive on the Kan-Etsu Expressway to Gunma Prefecture. Since I have enough time, I drop by an outdoor store at around Maebashi near the destination. Then, I drive on local roads, getting through the foot of Mount Akagi.

      The night sky is clear and I am looking for a good place to take photographs of the twinkling stars. I find a spot where I can overlook the night view of a city below me.

      I have parked my car beside a road along a field and taken some pictures in the darkness.

      Driving for a while, I get to a convenience store, whose parking lot is spacious with few lights around it. I take some more pictures there. Then, I find another good location where I can photograph the scenery of the night town and starlit sky.

      Then, I have entered the Kan-Etsu Expresswaya again from Akagi Interchange and decided to spend the night in my car at the Akagi Kogen Rest Area (or Service Area in Japanese).

      After I stop the engine, the air conditioner doesn’t work and it is getting quite chilly. Even though I put on many layers of clothes, it is so cold that I wake up several times during the night. I start driving at dawn and have arrived at the Tanigawa Base Plaza, the starting point of the ropeway, at around 5:30.

      It is common to climb Mount Tanigawa by ropeway. The ropeway station is on the sixth floor of the Tanigawa Base Plaza, which is a

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