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Climbing season officially opens for Japan’s Mt. Hiyoriyama, the shortest mountain in the country

Summary by SoraNews24
Ceremony marks official start of climbing season for this six-step summit trail. While Japan’s alpine topography, of course, exists all year round, many of the country’s most prominent mountains have a dedicated climbing season. Sometimes this is done for safety reasons (like how Mt. Fuji is closed to hikers for most of the year), and in other places the climbing season is more of a traditional cultural custom. Regardless of the reason, those mo…
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SoraNews24 broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
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