Easiest Japanese/Korean Winter summit?

[larrychenshen]

What would be the easiest mountain to summit (or even just hike around) in Japan or South Korea? I'm a beginner, with no extensive winter camping/summit experience. My most recent/difficult summit is a ~13000ft Mt. Banner (Mammoth Lakes, CA) summit in Summer, involving just 2 gently sloped snow fields, but also a completely unnecessary tortuous 15 minutes of Class 3/4 free climb to the top! (Should have brought gear or taken the Class 2 to the top!) Was wondering if there's maybe a Class 1-2, as I'll probably only bring with me microspikes (no crampons, ice axe). Thanks for anybody's experience with climbs in Korea and/or Japan!

[ZeroFC]

Hi Larry,

Some suggestions in the Tokyo area would be Okutama (Kumotori being the highest peak in that area) range in the north-west or perhaps Mt. Takao. Both are relatively forgiving for beginners without extensive winter experience provided due diligence is done to route finding beforehand.