Mount Higashi Mikuni

What it is

• A mountain standing 1,230 meters above sea level in the Hokkaido wilderness.
• The easternmost peak of the Higashi-Daisetsu mountain range.
• A geographical border point for Oketo, Rikubetsu, and Ashoro towns.
• The site of a second-class triangulation point located at the summit.

What to see

• Views of the surrounding Kitami, Kushiro, and Tokachi provinces.
• The neighboring peaks of Hokuryodake and Kitoushuyama to the south.
• The natural terrain of the Ukoobi River route from Oketo.
• The rugged ridge line connecting from the Hokuryodake trailhead.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.