Mount Ontake

What it is

• A 3,067-meter composite stratovolcano located across Nagano and Gifu prefectures
• The second highest volcano in Japan after Mount Fuji
• A designated Quasi-National Park and one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains
• A site of significant geological history including a major eruption in 2014

What to see

• The highest peak known as Kengamine reaching 3,067 meters
• Five distinct crater lakes named Ichinoike through Gonoike
• Ninoike, which is recognized as the highest altitude lake in Japan
• The Ontake Shrine Okusha located at the mountain summit
• The massive landslide area known as Ontake-kuzure from a 1984 earthquake

When to go

• Climbers must submit a trekking itinerary before entering the crater area

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.