Mount Yokote, Mountain summit in Yamanouchi and Nakanojo, Japan.

Mount Yokote stands at 2,307 meters within the Shiga Kogen range in Joshin'etsukogen National Park, featuring multiple hiking paths and cable car access to different elevations. The terrain offers both forested lower slopes and open high-altitude areas with varying views depending on the route taken.

Mount Yokote was developed as a ski mountain, with the Yokote slope on its northwest side and the Shibutoge slope on the southeast. The Shibutoge Hotel at the pass sits on the Gunma-Nagano prefectural border, and the pass on National Route 292 is the highest point on any national highway in Japan. The 1980s film "Watashi o Ski ni Tsuretette" was set here, and the hotel displays photos of its cast.

At the summit stands Yokote Yama Shrine, said to have been a centre of mountain worship and now visited as a power spot. The summit hut calls itself Japan's highest bakery, and the border between Gunma and Nagano is drawn inside Shibu Pass Hotel, a favourite photo spot. The 1980s film "Watashi o Ski ni Tsuretette" was set here, and cast photos hang in the hotel.

Using the cable car is a good option to reach higher elevations without walking the entire distance from the base. Wear sturdy footwear and weather-appropriate clothing, as conditions change quickly at this elevation, especially early and late in the day.

The Sky Elevator, an outdoor moving walkway, is described as Japan's highest and longest outdoor escalator and its first still in service; the ski area's research suggests it may be the world's longest. It links National Route 292 with the Yokote ski lift junction, and because it runs alternately up and down, waits of 10 to 20 minutes can occur.