Mount Nikko-Shirane - Marunuma Kogen, Gunma, Japan

Mount Nikko-Shirane rises above a belt of conifers, its rocky summit filling the skyline beyond the gardens at Marunuma Kogen. Paths, scattered boulders and a wooden pavilion occupy the foreground, while the broad mountain slopes reveal changing snow cover and clouds passing over the ridge.

Known in Japanese as 日光白根山, the mountain stands on the border between Gunma and Tochigi prefectures within Nikko National Park. Forest covers much of its lower slopes, giving way to more exposed terrain higher up, where the summit rises above the surrounding wooded ridgelines.

Marunuma Kogen provides access to this landscape by ropeway, reaching an upper station at about 6,562 feet (2,000 m). Across the seasons, the view changes from green woodland and garden paths to autumn foliage and snow-covered ground. Fresh snowfall can pick out the branches and rocky gullies, making the mountain’s contours more distinct against the sky.

Did You Know? At about 8,458 feet (2,578 m), Nikko-Shirane is Japan’s highest mountain within or north of the Kanto region.

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