Mount Yahiko 弥彦山

From Yahiko Shrine, a free shuttle brought us to the ropeway station, followed by an additional ride up the observation towers. Blessed with full sun and 100% visibility, the ride gave us an awesome 360 views of Sado island, endless Sea of Japan and pastel skies. Let's do the detour to the shrine at the peak of Mt Yahiko since it was ONLY 750m away. Obviously it did not occur to us that it was 750m of uphills and stairs. Thigh muscles training 💪 Making up for the cancelled hike yesterday. Yahiko Shrine is one of Japan's power spot for energy. Probably so aptly named with all the giant power stations and NHK radio broadcasting dish too ... The views are definitely worth the climb. We should have packed some lunch as the peak was such a scenic spot for a picnic.