is one of the
100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The peak lies in the
Ashio Mountains of
Japan, on the border of
Nikkō
is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 80,239 in 36,531 households, and a population density of 55 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . It is a popular destination for Japanese and ...
in
Tochigi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Tochigi Prefecture has a population of 1,943,886 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,408 km2 (2,474 sq mi). Tochigi Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the ...
and
Numata in
Gunma Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 Square kilometre, km2 (2,456 Square mile, sq mi). Gunma P ...
. Mount Sukai is an old
stratovolcano, but with the whole mountain covered in forest today it does not appear like a typical volcano.
Hiking routes
The traditional ascent route starts at the trailhead in , Tochigi Prefecture, and leads via and to the top of Mount Sukai. In addition Mount Sukai can be reached from in Gunma Prefecture.
The Nokogiri (Japanese: saw) ridge between Mount Koshin and Mount Nokogiri on the Tochigi side features eleven peaks. There is also a winding trail avoiding the eleven peak ridge and Mount Koshin. It leads south of the ridge to before joining the ridge trail at Mount Nokogiri.
Religiously motivated mountain climbing in form of a three-mountain-race along Mounts Koshin, Nokogiri and Sukai was practised in the
Edo period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characte ...
. There are ladders along the ascent to Mount Koshin and the ups and downs on Nokogiri's ridges. Many chains are present in precipitous spots. The route is not recommended for beginners.
There are
onsen at the trailhead in Ginzandaira. Lodging and bathing is possible here.
Making use of private transport the summit can be climbed in relatively short time along the Fudosawa route on the Gunma side.
Mountain huts
There is the unmanned near the summit of Mount Koshin.
See also
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List of volcanoes in Japan
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Japan. An Orange background indicates a volcano considered active by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Hokkaido
Honshū
Izu Islands
Ogasawara Archipelago
The Ogasawara Archipelag ...
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List of mountains in Japan
Summits in the surrounding
* , Known for the
butterwort Pinguicula ramosa
''Pinguicula ramosa'' is a species of butterwort, a carnivorous plant, endemic to the mountains of Nikkō National Park in Japan. It belongs to the section micranthus and is closely related to '' Pinguicula variegata''. It is unique in the genu ...
which grows here in the wild.
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External links
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Sukai San- Geological Survey of Japan
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Mountains of Tochigi Prefecture
Mountains of Gunma Prefecture
Volcanoes of Gunma Prefecture
Volcanoes of Tochigi Prefecture
Pleistocene stratovolcanoes
Stratovolcanoes of Japan
Volcanoes of Honshū