Yamagata

Mount Chokai

Mountains & highlandsNature walks & hiking

A 2,236-metre volcano on the Akita–Yamagata border, often called 'Dewa Fuji' for its symmetrical shape rising from the coast.

The southwest side of Mount Chōkai.
💡 Free-license reference photograph from Wikimedia Commons; capture month is not confirmed.
The southwest side of Mount Chōkai.Reference photo · selected conditions are not photographed yet

Capture month unconfirmed · Historical photo, not a live view

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2°C

Partly cloudy

💧 14% rain chance · wind 12 km/h

Hourly forecast

☁️2°💧 14%
☁️2°💧 49%
☁️1°💧 65%
🌤️1°💧 62%
🌤️3°💧 43%
🌤️4°💧 37%
🌤️4°💧 24%
🌤️3°💧 4%

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Packing checklist

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Parking

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Directions to Mount Chokai

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A DIFFERENT JAPAN, EVERY MONTH

When to see this place

Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.

No month-specific guide yet for Oct. This does not mean the place is closed.

Suitability

Stroller: Not verified

Nursing room: Not available

Noise level: quiet

Rules

Drones: banned

Coordinates

39.0992, 140.0489

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Nearby places

Within 30 km, closest first.

Sources, photo credits and verification

Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-10-06