Mount Nyohō

What it is

• A 2,483-meter stratovolcano and one of the Nikko Three Mountains.
• One of the 200 Remarkable Mountains of Japan that last erupted 86,000 years ago.
• A sacred peak enshrining the deity Tagorihime no Mikoto at the summit.
• A mountain connected by ridges to Mount Akanagi and Mount Taishaku.

What to see

• A second-class triangulation point located at the mountain summit.
• The Unryu Valley on the southeast side featuring many waterfalls.
• A staircase with 1,445 steps leading up from the Kirifuri Highlands.
• The main hiking trail starting from the Nikko Futarasan Shrine.

Getting there

• The ascent from Nikko City takes approximately six hours on foot.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.