1.Mount Hiei | ||||||
Mount Hiei (比叡山, Hiei-zan) is a mountain to the northeast of Kyoto, lying on the border between the Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures, Japan. The temple of Enryaku-ji, the first outpost of the Japanese Tendai (Chin. Tiantai) sect of Buddhism, was founded atop Mount Hiei by Saichō in 788 and rapidly grew into a sprawling complex of temples and buildings that were roughly divided into three areas: | ||||||
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Elevation: 848.1 m (2,782 ft) | ||||||
2.Mount Bunagatake | ||||||
Mount Bunagatake (武奈ヶ岳, Bunagatake) is a 1,214.4-metre-high (3,984 ft) mountain in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the 200 famous mountains in Japan and also one of the Kinki 100 mountains. Mount Bunagatake is the highest mountain of Hira Mountains. Hira mountains consist of three parts, Oku-Hira, Kita-Hira and Minami-Hira, literally, ‘Deep Hira’, ‘North Hira’, and ‘South Hira’. Mount Bunagatake belongs to Oku-Hira, and on the Mesozoic strata as other mountains of Oku-Hira.This mountain is also a part of Biwako Quasi-National Park, and visitors can enjoy the almost 360 degree panorama view from the top. | ||||||
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Elevation: 1,214.4 m (3,984 ft) Parent range: Hira Mountains | ||||||
3.Mount Mikami | ||||||
Mount Mikami (Japanese: 三上山, pronounced "Mikami Yama", meaning Mikami Mountain) is a mountain, 432 metres (1,417 ft) above sea level, located in Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. In spite of its relatively low altitude, it is also called "Ōmi Fuji", that is Mount Fuji of Ōmi Province, the old name of Shiga Prefecture, because of its conical shape standing out in the flat area on the shores of Lake Biwa. | ||||||
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4.Mount Oike | ||||||
Mount Oike (御池岳, Oikegatake) is a mountain with an altitude of 1,247 m in the Suzuka Mountains in Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture. The northeastern side of the hillside is located on the border with Inabe, Mie Prefecture. It is the highest peak in the Suzuka Mountains and Higashiōmi. | ||||||
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Elevation: 1,247 m (4,091 ft)[1] Parent range: Suzuka Mountains | ||||||
5.Mount Gozaisho | ||||||
Mount Gozaisho (御在所岳, Gozaisho-dake) is a Japanese mountain located on the border of Komono, Mie Prefecture and Higashi-Ōmi, Shiga Prefecture. This mountain is the center of Suzuka Quasi-National Park. | ||||||
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Elevation: 1,212 m (3,976 ft) Parent range: Suzuka Mountains |