Mount Soematsu

What it is

• A twin-peak mountain standing 1,625 meters high in the southern Hidaka Mountains.
• Part of the Hidaka Sanmyaku-Erimo Tokachi National Park in southern Hokkaido.
• One of the South Hidaka Three Mountains alongside Mount Kamui and Pirika Nupuri.
• Named after the Ainu word Soemappu, meaning a river where a waterfall exists.

What to see

• The distinctive twin peaks visible from the surrounding national park area.
• Dense thickets of Siberian dwarf pine covering the ridge toward Mount Kamui.
• The Soematsu River, which flows as a tributary into the Motoura River.

Getting there

• Access the mountain through the Nakanozawa route or via the Nubinai River.
• No established hiking trails exist, requiring navigation through wild terrain.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.