Photographed at 00:50 on July 19, 2021.
Silhouette of the Milky Way and candle rocks from the summit of Mt. Rishiridake in Hokkaido and a sea of clouds.
I crossed to Rishiri Island by ferry on the evening of the 18th, walked to the mountain, and waited for the morning at the summit while looking at the starry sky all night.
I don't have a tent, so I just sit on the rock and watch the Milky Way and wait.
For me as a Kagoshima person, Hokkaido itself feels like the farthest end, but climbing the northernmost mountain seems to be a dream from beginning to end.
The morning in Hokkaido in summer was early, and it started to get bright before 3 o'clock, so it was surprisingly quick.
After this, after shooting the morning scenery, we descended the mountain and took the ferry at 12 o'clock to Wakkanai.
It was a truly memorable mountain trip, as if burning the fire of life.