Hyakumeizan 百名山
Description
百名山
The so called Hyakumeizan, or 100 Famous Mountains, is a list of the "best" mountains in Japan, compiled in 1964, by Fukuda Kyuya. It's a bit like the Munro's in Scotland. And like the Munro's, people get challenged to climb as many as fast as possible. There are many more mountains in Japan. So nowadays, lists of the 200 best mountains and 300 best mountains can be found. whatever you think about it, these lists offer a neat way of organising our chaotic universe. A bit like an address book of the Japanese Mountains.
Links
Facts
- Mountain
Just a long list of mountains - more than the Hyukameizan.
Reports
- Hanameizan
Hana is a dog. And he climbed all the Hyakumeizan. Hence: Hanameizan. Here you will find the reports of every single climb. The author, Juliann Ross, also wrote a book about his adventures.
- Outdoor Japan - OJ - Hyakumeizan: Climbing Japan's 100 Famous Mountains -
In this column Ginger Vaughn keeps track of his accomplished climbs. He gives practical tips at the end of every climb.
- The Tozan Tales
"In October 2008, I finally knocked off the last peak in my quest to climb the Nihon Hyakumeizan (Japan’s 100 famous mountains). The Tozan Tales is a collection of stories from that long, hard, adventurous quest". You can find trail reports of about half of the Hyakumeizan.