Central Japan highland rated as physically friendly to climbers

Central Japan highland rated as physically friendly to climbers

Utsukushi-ga-hara (literally beautiful field), a 2,024-meter-high plateau in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, seen in this undated file photo, is designated by an exercise physiologist as physically friendly to climbers among Japan's 100 famous mountains selected by a Japanese writer and mountaineer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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