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Nikko NP, Tochigi
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At 1,896 m, Asahi is the Nasu range’s lone sharp, jagged peak. Its dramatic, alpine-looking shape has earned it the nicknames “Nasu Hodaka” and “Nise-Hodaka.”
Asahi formed roughly 100,000–200,000 years ago. Much later, its southeast flank collapsed, sending a vast debris avalanche across the foothills about 30,000–40,000 years ago.
In an old Nasu mountain pilgrimage, Asahi was revered as Bishamon-dake. Chausu was seen as Gassan, and a sacred hot-spring source called Gohōzen completed the three-site circuit.
The Nasu Onsen approach to the pilgrimage was called Takayusan. Its traditional season opened on lunar April 8 and closed on August 8; donated stone lanterns and Buddhist figures still remain.
