Last night we hit the sack already at 8, might become a habit. However everyone else got up at 4 the next morning which yet felt quite uncommon to us. After getting out the hut, we understood why the highest mountain here is named Asahi-dake (Asahi = sunrise). At 5:30 we set off to the 18km stage of today. Starting with the summit to Mt. Hokkai-Dake, the path turned more flat afterwards. Weather was pleasant, but winds made jacket and beanie a must. We climbed Mt. Chūbetsu-Dake, before sucessfully completing day 2.