| Mount Neko (根子岳, Neko-dake) is a mountain in Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park with an elevation of 2,207 m (7,241 ft), located near Ueda and Suzaka in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.[2] It is one of the "100 famous flower mountains of Japan" (花の百名山, Hana no hyaku meizan) because of the flowers of Parnassia palustris which bloom in September.[3] Along with Mount Azumaya, Mount Neko is one of the Shinshu Hometown 120 Mountains (信州ふるさと120山, Shinshuu furusato hyaku ni juu san) published by The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun.[4] The mountain should not be confused with a similarly named Mount Neko (根子岳) in Kumamoto Prefecture. |
