Mt.Tokachidake (Mt.Tokachi) 225
Temperature: minus 6 degrees Celsius at the Tokachidake Hot Springs (Tokachidake Onsen).
It was a hot day because a low pressure was approaching. The temperature was higher at high altitudes because of a micro-foehn. The road surface was covered with compacted snow but a lot of antiskid agents was scattered. After the interval training at the summit, he descended at 1090m of altitude. It began to snow. He climbed up to the summit and did the interval training there. He descended again and climbed again. During the final climb to the summit, south-east winds were getting stronger and the visibility went down because of a ground blizzard.
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