Japanese Alps
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The Japanese Alps is a mountain range in Japan that bisects the main island of Honshu. It consists of the Hida Mountains (飛騨山脈), the Kiso Mountains (木曽山脈), and the Akaishi Mountains (赤石山脈). This beautiful mountain range consists of mountains over 3000m in height.
The term "Japanese Alps" was made popular by the Reverend Walter Weston whose memorial plaque is at Kamikochi.
The highest peaks of Japan after Fuji-san are in this range, the highest of them being Hotaka-dake at 3,190 m (10,466 ft) and Mount Shirane at 3,192 m (10,472 ft).
Mount Ontake in Nagano Prefecture is both a destination for pilgrimages and an active volcano, with eruptions in 1979 and 1980.
