Five Japanese Mountains

Mt. Rausu at the photo’s center, with Shiretoko’s other peaks to its left.

Mt. Iwate in autumn, waiting for the first snows.

The east face of Tanigawa, viewed from the Ichinokura Gorge.

An aerial view of the mountain in early summer.

Lava flows and rockslides are evident on one of Japan’s busiest volcanoes.