On Monday 4th September 2023, Masanori J02BWZ/9, a radio amateur from Japan, reached the summit of Arashimadake and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 14 contacts in total working on the 40m amateur radio band.
The summit of Arashimadake is 1523 metres (4997 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.
The summit of Arashimadake is in the Fukui Prefecture on Honshu Island.