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Climbing season begins on Mt. Daisen in western Japan

Climbers walk on Mt. Daisen in Daisen in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on June 2, 2024, as the climbing season begins on the 1,729 meter mountain.

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Infants in ancient costumes parade at west Japan temple

YONAGO, Japan - Many infants clad in ancient costumes walk with their parents in a procession on the approach to the Daisen-ji Buddhist temple on the slopes of the Daisen mountain in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, as part of the temple's autumn festival on Oct. 24, 2014.

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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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Firefly found on mountain top in western Japan

TOTTORI, Japan - Luciola parvula, a species of firefly, is found by a firefly conservation organization on the peak of 1,729-meter-high Mt. Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on July 20, 2014. A DNA test of the firefly will be conducted as part of research on the local ecological system.

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Winter patrol starts at popular Mt. Daisen in Tottori

YONAGO, Japan - A mountain ranger hands out safety pamphlets to a mountain climber at the entrance of a mountain trail on Mt. Daisen on Dec. 24 as winter patrol officially gets under way in the popular winter mountain climbing resort in Tottori Prefecture. Winter patrol on Mt. Daisen, organized by Tottori police and local mountaineering volunteers, operates during the New Year holidays as well as the weekends through the end of March.

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Ritual on Mt. Daisen in western Japan

Visitors walk on Mt. Daisen in Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on June 5, 2022, as a ritual is held near the top of the mountain the same day to pray for the safety of climbing ahead of the summer season.

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Winter patrol starts at popular Mt. Daisen in Tottori

YANAGO, Japan - A mountain ranger hands out safety pamphlets to a mountain climber at the entrance of a mountain trail on Mt. Daisen on Dec. 24 as winter patrol officially gets under way in the popular winter mountain climbing resort in Tottori Prefecture. Winter patrol on Mt. Daisen, organized by Tottori police and local mountaineering volunteers, operates during the New Year holidays as well as the weekends through the end of March. (Kyodo)

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Infants in ancient costumes parade at west Japan temple

YONAGO, Japan - Many infants clad in ancient costumes walk with their parents in a procession on the approach to the Daisen-ji Buddhist temple on the slopes of the Daisen mountain in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, as part of the temple's autumn festival on Oct. 24, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Season opening of Japan mountain for climbing

Visitors walk on Mt. Daisen in Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on June 7, 2020, as the mountain becomes open to the public for climbing for the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Season opening of Japan mountain for climbing

Visitors walk on Mt. Daisen in Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on June 7, 2020, as the mountain becomes open to the public for climbing for the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Season opening of Japan mountain for climbing

Climbers walk on Mt. Daisen in Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on June 2, 2019, as the mountain becomes open to the public for climbing for the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Season opening of Japan mountain for climbing

Photo taken June 2, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people climbing on Mt. Daisen in Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on June 2, 2019, as the mountain becomes open to the public for climbing for the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Season opening of Japan mountain for climbing

Photo taken June 2, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people climbing on Mt. Daisen in Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on June 2, 2019, as the mountain becomes open to the public for climbing for the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Daisen capped with snow

Mt. Daisen in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, is seen from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 2, 2016, as the local meteorological observatory said the season's first snowcap was observed at the 1,729-meter mountain, a day later than the yearly average. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo