[100 Famous Mountains #28] Mt. Jonen | A day trip attack from Ichinosawa! The grand panorama of the Yari-Hotaka peaks encountered at the summit

With the summer mountain season still in full swing, this time I headed to Mt. Jonen (elevation 2,857m), a famous peak in the ...

[100 Famous Mountains #27] Mt. Ontake | To the high mountains of summer by ropeway! An independent peak with expansive blue skies and rugged volcanic beauty

This time, I visited Mt. Ontake, one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains, which straddles Nagano and Gifu Prefectures.The journey ...
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The official 'most beautiful place in the world' has sparkling lakes, old mountain villages, and humbling mountain ranges

When a place is called the “most beautiful in the world,” it’s hard not to be skeptical. Beauty is subjective, after all, and there’s no shortage of breathtaking destinations across the globe. Yet ...
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Framing famous mountains : grand tour and mingshan paintings in sixteenth-century China / Li-tsui Flora Fu

Pt. I, Historical and cultural backgrounds. Ideological and literary framings of famous mountaints ; Pictorial framings of famous mountaints before the sixteenth century ; The vogue for the grand tour ...