On Saturday 17th June 2023, Tot JM3URG/3, a radio amateur from Japan reached the summit of Hakkyougadake and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 8 contacts in total working on the 70cm and 40m amateur radio bands.
The summit of Hakkyougadake is 1915 metres (6283 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.
The summit of Hakkyougadake is in the Nara Prefecture on Honshu Island.