On Sunday 14th August 2022, Alex JO7DBY/7 a radio amateur from Japan reached the summit of Hachimantai and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 4 contacts in total working on 2 metre VHF amateur radio band.
The summit of Hachimantai is 1613 metres (5292 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.