Yama no Susume: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Aoi prefers indoor hobbies and is afraid of heights, but her childhood friend Hinata loves to show off her passion for mountain climbing. As young children they once watched the sunrise from the top of a mountain, and now they've decided to take up mountain climbing in hopes of seeing that sunrise again. They have cooking battles with mountaineering gear, climb small hills in their neighborhood, and meet new mountaineering friends as they learn the ropes of the hobby. When will they finally see that sunrise again?

Series details

• Title: Yama no Susume
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Anime
• Premiere date: 2013-01-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-12-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 15 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16598
• IMDb ID: tt2595474
• TVDB ID: 264523

Cast and credited roles

• Yuka Iguchi — Aoi Yukimura
• Kana Asumi — Hinata Kuraue
• Yōko Hikasa — Kaede Saitō
• Yui Ogura — Kokona Aoba
• Aya Hisakawa — Megumi Yukimura (Aoi's mother)
• Yuko Gibu — Hikari Onozuka
• Seirô Ogino — Ken'ichi Kuraue (Hinata's father)
• Nao Tōyama — Honoka Kurosaki
• Yui Makino — Yūka Sasahara

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-01-03; final listed air date 2013-03-21.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-07-09; final listed air date 2014-12-24; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 2018-07-02; final listed air date 2018-09-24.
• Season 4: premiered 2022-10-05; final listed air date 2022-12-21.

Source and licence

Adapted from Yama no Susume on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.