Mount Yakeishi

What it is

• A 1,548-meter volcano located in southwestern Iwate Prefecture.
• Part of the Kurikoma Quasi-National Park featuring pyroxene andesite rock.
• A natural habitat for virgin beech forests and high densities of alpine plants.
• A summit marked by a first-class triangulation point.

What to see

• Numerous small ponds and marshes distributed across the mountain slopes.
• Yakeishi Pond where wild rainbow trout can be found.
• Panoramic views of Mount Iwate and Mount Chokai from the summit.
• Expansive fields of diverse alpine flowers during the growing season.

Getting there

• The shortest climbing route to the summit starts from the Sangome trailhead.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.