Mt. Hiko 英彦山

At 1200 meters, Mt. Hiko straddles the border between Fukuoka and Oita prefectures. The mountain itself was an object of worship; for over a thousand years it drew followers of mountain asceticism (Shugendô) to its holy peak. If you take the main mountain path, climbing up the stone steps lined with novelty shops, you’ll reach […]