Mount Seiyuki

Mount Seiyuki [济雪山 せいゆき・さん] is a mountain located in the southern Taiyu Alps in Kōfu Prefecture. It has a height of around 2,770 metres, and is the third-tallest peak in the prefecture. It is known as one of the most dangerous climbable mountains in the country.
Although many of the trekking routes leading to the summit are relatively safe, there have been a large number of deaths due to rock climbing. Since Seiyuki's initial exploration and route-finding in the early 1930s, a total of 805 people have died on the mountain. The mountain is sometimes nicknamed Jonzan ('Death Mountain') due to the amount of preserved bodies which have been founded along its slopes. The mountain's lower slopes are fitted with commemorative plaques for those who have died while climbing.
Category:Mountains