Japan's "lowest mountain" celebrates first day of climbing season

A ceremony was held Friday to celebrate the first day of the climbing season for a 6.1-meter peak in western Japan, the lowest mountain in Japan.Mt. Bentenyama is known as the lowest natural mountain in the country and the local preservation association in Tokushima city annually holds an opening ceremony on June 1, the date matching its height.Although there are lower mountains on the map such as the 3-meter-high Mt. Hiyori in Sendai city or 4.5-meter-high Mt. Tempozan in Osaka, these peaks were artificially formed, according to the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan."This mountain …READ FULL ARTICLE