| Mount Ryōzen (霊山, Ryōzen) is a mountain on the border of Sōma City and the former town of Ryōzen, in Date City, Fukushima. It is 825 metres (2,707 ft) in height.[2] Along the hiking trail are the sites of what were Ryōzen Temple and Ryōzen Castle.[3] The mountain is listed as one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan in a contest sponsored by the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun and Osaka Mainichi Shimbun.[4] It is also a national Place of Scenic Beauty as determined by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in Japan and is noted for its autumn foliage and a National Historic Site of Japan. |
