Filipino tourist dies after stranded on 3,190-meter-high Northern Japan Alps

By Hoang Vu October 12, 2025 | 11:16 pm PT

Northern Japan Alps. Photo courtesy of Nagano Prefecture Official Tourism Site

Two Philippine nationals were rescued on Mount Okuhotakadake, which straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures in the Northern Japan Alps, but one was later confirmed dead.

The men, aged 53 and 48, were part of a seven-member group that climbed the 3,190-meter peak and became stranded during their descent, Kyodo News reported.

Police launched a search on the evening of Oct. 11 after a staff member at a mountain lodge near the summit received a report from a Philippine woman that three members of her group were missing, Manila Standard reported.

Rescuers found the three about 170 meters from the lodge at around 5:20 a.m. local time on Oct. 12.

The older man was in serious condition, and later confirmed dead. The other man is believed to be suffering from hypothermia.

The third person, a woman, descended on her own, police said.