Mount Aizu-Komagatake

What it is

• A 2,133-meter mountain located within the Oze National Park in Fukushima Prefecture.
• One of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains named for horse-shaped snow patterns.
• The summit area is a designated Special Protection Zone with a first-class triangulation point.
• A mountain featuring Komagatake Shrines located in Hinoemata and Minamiaizu.

What to see

• Numerous ponds scattered along the ridge leading toward Mount Chumon.
• The Koma-no-koya mountain hut situated near the peak.
• The Takizawa trailhead which serves as a primary hiking route to the summit.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.