Mount Pekere

What it is

• A stratovolcano active approximately 1.8 million years ago located in Teshikaga Town.
• The name originates from the Ainu word for bright high ground.
• A mountain standing 732.3 meters tall with a first-class triangulation point at the summit.

What to see

• Panoramic views of Mount Akan and Mount Shari from the peak.
• A maintained hiking trail that passes through fields of bamboo grass.
• The neighboring peak of Ura-Pekereyama located to the immediate northwest.
• Mount Yukimi and Mount Harumidai visible to the southeast and southwest.

Getting there

• The trailhead is accessed via the Satsutomonai Forest Road.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.