Mount Mikuni

What it is

• A mountain peak standing 1,343 meters high in the western Tanzawa Mountains.
• The meeting point of Kanagawa, Yamanashi, and Shizuoka prefectures.
• A destination for hikers located near the shores of Lake Yamanaka.
• The summit area features dense forests of beech and Mongolian oak trees.

What to see

• The three-prefecture border point located 500 meters east of the summit.
• The Mikuni Sanryo ridge extending along the western side of the mountain.
• Autumn wildflowers including Scabiosa and Cirsium purpuratum in the Azami-daira area.
• Views along the ridges connecting to Teppogi-no-atama and Takasasu Mountain.

When to go

• Autumn is the best time to see blooming flowers in the Azami-daira area.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.