上 mount chokai 291080-Mount chokai
We went to 4 mountains besides Chokai and only could see the top of one Mt Fuji Only problem was that it was totally devoid of snow and only looked down on clouds But that's another story Lots of nifty switch backs on the road going to the top of Chokai But the higher we got the less of a view we had At the top level of Chokai it was so foggy you could hardly see across the parkingMount Chōkai is an active volcano located on the southern border of Akita and Yamagata in the Tōhoku region of Japan, and is 2236 m tall Because of its symmetrical shape and massive size, it is also known as Dewa no Fuji or by Akita natives as Akita Fuji Mount Chōkai is regarded as sacred by followers of the Shugendō branch of Shinto and is popular with hikers The Narrow Road to Mount Chokai This past weekend, my friend and I attempted to summit Mount Chokai After reaching the halfway point, the clouds engulfed us, and an intense rainstorm followed suit Unfortunately, we had to turn around I will have to ...