hokkaido

Mt. Shari in Hokkaido + Kushiro Marsh

Mt. Shari is a volcano at the bottom of Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, as one of the 100 Top Mountains in Japan. It is a single-peak mountain. The mountain is called Onnenupuri (big mountain, old mountain) in the Ainu language, and it was a mountain trip with deep pockets, as if the original form of mountain climbing still remained. The most popular route is via “Seigakuso”, a mountain hut in Kiyosato Town. On this route, there is an old road where you can enjoy a bit of stream climbing and a new road where you can enjoy the ridge path. […]