Hiking at the new year

#celebrateit Mt. Imarao (Madaraoyama, Madarao-san) is a volcano at an altitude of 1,382 metres located on the border with Shinano-cho, Iiyama City, Nagano Prefecture. One of the Kitashin Five Mountains. It was active from about 700,000 years ago to 510,000 years ago. Mount Madarao has traditionally been included in the Five Mountains of Northern Shinshu. Compared to other mountains (Iizuna 1917 meters, Togakushi 1904, Kurohime 2053, and Myoko 2454), it is a low mountain, but looks a mountain of comparable height because it is nearest to Nakano, Nagano where the Five Mountains have been defined. In winter, the ski slopes of Madarao Mountain Resort and Tangram Ski Circus are in operation.