Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Local pro snowboarder, Hisanori Katsuyama, takes on Tanigawa-dake (谷川岳) in Gunma prefecture, known as the world's most dangerous mountain. Hisanori's IF moment (畏怖), that thing that has overwhelming power over you, is knowing when not to go into areas he judges to be dangerous. Always in tune with the rhythm of the mountain, we present you with the stunning riding footage of his challenge on the steepest mountain of them all, Mt Tanigawa.
世界一危険な山として知られる群馬県・谷川岳には、地元のプロスノーボーダー勝山 尚徳が存在する。圧倒的な力を持つ存在の中で、自ら危険と判断した領域には立ち入らない。勝山 尚徳が抱くIFとは。常に山のリズムに合わせ、最も険しい山、谷川岳に挑む圧巻のライディング映像。
We understand IF means for if it happens, but in Japanese, there is another meaning when we say IF in same pronounced. Japanese word "IF" (畏怖) is an idiom meaning "to be afraid." It is read as IF and is used for something that has overwhelming power over you. The object of "awe" is often something overwhelming and beyond human control, such as "god" or "nature."
CD : Die Go
Director : Yuta Watanabe (Rightup Inc.)
Filmer : Okaken
DOP : Tomokazu Kuwano
BGM : NEO50
Translator : Miyu Fukada"
Local pro snowboarder, Hisanori Katsuyama, takes on Tanigawa-dake (谷川岳) in Gunma prefecture, known as the world's most dangerous mountain. Hisanori's IF moment (畏怖), that thing that has overwhelming power over you, is knowing when not to go into areas he judges to be dangerous. Always in tune with the rhythm of the mountain, we present you with the stunning riding footage of his challenge on the steepest mountain of them all, Mt Tanigawa.
世界一危険な山として知られる群馬県・谷川岳には、地元のプロスノーボーダー勝山 尚徳が存在する。圧倒的な力を持つ存在の中で、自ら危険と判断した領域には立ち入らない。勝山 尚徳が抱くIFとは。常に山のリズムに合わせ、最も険しい山、谷川岳に挑む圧巻のライディング映像。
We understand IF means for if it happens, but in Japanese, there is another meaning when we say IF in same pronounced. Japanese word "IF" (畏怖) is an idiom meaning "to be afraid." It is read as IF and is used for something that has overwhelming power over you. The object of "awe" is often something overwhelming and beyond human control, such as "god" or "nature."
CD : Die Go
Director : Yuta Watanabe (Rightup Inc.)
Filmer : Okaken
DOP : Tomokazu Kuwano
BGM : NEO50
Translator : Miyu Fukada"
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