By YUKIO KONDO/ Staff Writer
December 14, 2020 at 07:10 JST
Kazuya Hiraide stands atop 2,899-meter Mount Akadake, the highest peak in the Yatsugatake mountain range that straddles Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures, while in high school. (Provided by Kazuya Hiraide)
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