Mt. Haruna
is really Mount Haruna, Takasaki, Gunma
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
Thin, winding roads drop down the cliffs of Mount Haruna, one of the game's touge routes. From the top you can see beach, forest and snowy peaks at the same time.
The real place
Mount Haruna is a volcano in Gunma Prefecture with Lake Haruna in its crater and the neat cone of Haruna-Fuji beside it. The hairpins of the road up the mountain inspired Mount Akina in the street racing manga Initial D.
Visiting
A short ropeway runs from the lakeshore to the top of Haruna-Fuji. Stop at Haruna Shrine on the way up, and drive carefully: the hairpins are public roads.
Pilgrim photos
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