Mount Kita, located in the northern part of Japan's Southern Alps in Yamanashi prefecture, is the second-tallest peak in Japan, after Mount Fuji. Mount Fuji is arguably the most well-known ...

Summer on Japan's Southern Alps The Southern Alps are located in the middle of the Japanese archipelago. Mountain ranges peaking at an altitude of 3,000 meters continue for over 120 kilometers ...

From hiking in the Japan Alps to historic towns ... and offers sweeping views of the surrounding mountains and town below. Mie Prefecture boasts Shinto's holiest of holies, Ise Shrine.