[Image1]Information for the 41st MtMorotsukayama Opening Ceremony📣Sunday, March 1Event schedule for the day🌸
[Image2]Information for the 41st MtMorotsukayama Opening Ceremony📣Sunday, March 1Event schedule for the day🌸
[Image3]Information for the 41st MtMorotsukayama Opening Ceremony📣Sunday, March 1Event schedule for the day🌸
[Image4]Information for the 41st MtMorotsukayama Opening Ceremony📣Sunday, March 1Event schedule for the day🌸
[Image5]Information for the 41st MtMorotsukayama Opening Ceremony📣Sunday, March 1Event schedule for the day🌸
[Image6]Information for the 41st MtMorotsukayama Opening Ceremony📣Sunday, March 1Event schedule for the day🌸
[Image7]Information for the 41st MtMorotsukayama Opening Ceremony📣Sunday, March 1Event schedule for the day🌸

Information for the 41st MtMorotsukayama Opening Ceremony📣
Sunday, March 1
Event schedule for the day🌸
09:00 Registration opens
09:30 Opening ceremony / Shinto ritual
10:00 Woodcutting → Start of the climb
11:30 Summit commemorative photo
13:30 Descent
14:00 Event ends
At the Iiboshi Ryokuchi Hiroba parking area,
local vendors from the village will mainly
sell specialty goods and food 😊
You can buy food to take up the mountain
and enjoy lunch at the summit🌳
Or descend early and enjoy the plaza and the village☀️
Free admission · No advance reservation required!
Be sure to visit MtMorotsukayama on March 1✨
#41st MtMorotsukayama Opening Ceremony
#Opening Ceremony
#MtMorotsukayama
#Morotsuka Village
#Miyazaki Prefecture Event

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