Her first summit was nearby Mount Nasu with her teacher in the fourth grade. Later in life, she became concerned about the degradation of Everest, completing master's studies in 2000 at Kyushu ...

Poor weather conditions are hampering efforts by emergency crews to reach the Nasu Onsen Family ski area on the slopes of Mount Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, about 200 kilometers north of Tokyo.

The park covers nearly 115,000 hectares and is mostly mountainous. Mount Shirane, Mount Nantai and Mount Nasu stand out as three of the most famous peaks. In between these mountains, you can traverse ...