Weston Festival heralds arrival of summer mountaineering season

Weston Festival heralds arrival of summer mountaineering season

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Primary school students sing against the backdrop of Japan's Northern Alps during the Weston Festival held in memory of Walter Weston, who introduced the Japan Alps to the world, in Kamikochi in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on June 7, before the start of the summer mountaineering season.

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