The Mt. Bandai is the representative mountain in northern Japan, located in Fukushima prefecture.
It is called as Aizu Fuji.
Current rugged feature was formed by volcanic activity in 1888 and some beautiful lakes such as Goshiki lake were also.
That is the great view.
The south side of the mountain is called "Omote-Bandai" meaning front of Mt, the north side called [Ura-Bandai], meaning rear of Mt. The appearance looks very different by seeing from south or north.
That from south looks very rough with original mountain partially collapsed.
There are some routes to the summit, but [Omote] route on this site, taking three and half hours to the summit, is recommended because you can not only conquer to the summit, but enjoy your way there by different views aroud you.