Mt. Daisen climbers enjoy alpine plants in full bloom

YONAGO, Japan - Climbers enjoy seeing Mt. Daisen's blossoming alpine plants at their peak near the Utopia Shelter lodge on the east ridge at an altitude of about 1,500 meters in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on July 30, 2014. The 1,729-meter-high mountain is designated as a national park for its magnificent landscape.

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