| 1．Mount Ōmine | ||||||
| Mount Ōmine (大峰山, Ōmine-san), is a sacred mountain in Nara, Japan, famous for its three tests of courage. Officially known as Mount Sanjō (山上ヶ岳, Sanjō-ga-take), it is more popularly known as Mount Ōmine due to its prominence in the Ōmine mountain range. It is located in Yoshino-Kumano National Park in the Kansai region, Honshū, Japan. | ||||||
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| Elevation： 1,719 m (5,640 ft) | ||||||
| 2．Mount Wakakusa | ||||||
| Mount Wakakusa (若草山, Wakakusa-yama), also known as Mount Mikasa (三笠山 Mikasa-yama), is a 342-metre-high (1,122 ft) hill located to the east of Nara Park in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The mountain's name literally means "young grass". The mountain is closed from December 12th to March 17th and cannot be accessed. | ||||||
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| Elevation： 342 m (1,122 ft)[1] Parent range： Kasagi Mountains [ja] | ||||||
| 3．Mount Amanokagu | ||||||
| Mount Amanokagu (天香久山, Amanokagu-yama) is a mountain in the city of Kashihara, in the central-western part Nara Prefecture, Japan. Together with Mount Unebi and Mount Miminashi, it belongs to the so-called "Yamato Sanzan". It is at the end of Ryumon Mountains that continues from Mount Tatake in comparison to the other two mountains being a sole peak.[2] | ||||||
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| Elevation： 152.4 m (500 ft)[1] | ||||||
| 4．Mount Unebi | ||||||
| Mount Unebi (畝傍山, Unebi-yama) is a mountain in the city of Kashihara, in the central-western part Nara Prefecture, Japan. Together with Mount Amanokagu and Mount Miminashi, it belongs to the so-called "Yamato Sanzan", in which it is the highest.[2] At the foot of the mountain are gneiss new rocks, and part of the middle slope and higher are biotite and andesite. At the top is a funnel of an extinct crater. | ||||||
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| Elevation： 198.8 m (652 ft)[1] | ||||||
| 5．Mount Miminashi | ||||||
| Mount Miminashi (耳成山, Miminashi-yama) is a mountain located in the Nara Basin, in the city of Kashihara, in the central-western part Nara Prefecture, Japan.[2] Together with Mount Unebi and Mount Amanokagu, it belongs to the so-called "Yamato Sanzan". | ||||||
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| Elevation： 139 m (456 ft)[1] | ||||||
| 6．Yamato Sanzan | ||||||
| Yamato Sanzan (大和三山) or "the three mountains of Yamato", in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan, are Mount Amanokagu (香具山), Mount Unebi (畝傍山), and Mount Miminashi (耳成山). Celebrated in Japanese poetry, they have been jointly designated a Place of Scenic Beauty.[1][2] Jimmu, first Emperor of Japan, is said to have built his palace on the southeast side of Mt Unebi; he is enshrined at Kashihara Jingū.[3] Archaeological study in the 1990s has shown that, rather than their surrounding Fujiwara-kyō on three sides, the "palace-city" was so large as to encompass the three mountains.[4] | ||||||
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| 7．Mount Miwa | ||||||
| Mount Miwa (三輪山, Miwa-yama) or Mount Mimoro (三諸山, Mimoro-yama) is a mountain located in the city of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It has been an important religious and historical mountain in Japan, especially during its early history, and serves as a holy site in Shinto. The entire mountain is considered sacred, and is home to one of the earliest Shinto shrines, Ōmiwa Shrine. Several burial mounds from the Kofun period can be found around the mountain. | ||||||
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| Elevation： 467.1 m (1,532 ft) | ||||||
| 8．Mount Naka Katsuragi | ||||||
| Mount Naka Katsuragi (中葛城山, Naka Katsuragi-san) is a mountain in the Kongō Range to the south of Mount Kongō, rising to an elevation of 937.7 metres (3,076 ft). The mountain is situated between Chihayaakasaka, Osaka and Gojō, Nara in Japan. It is known for its trails being generally easy for most hikers, and for its stands of Japanese cedar and large fields of bamboo grass. | ||||||
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| Elevation： 937.7 m (3,076 ft) Parent range： Kongō Range | ||||||
| 9．Mount Kongō | ||||||
| Mount Kongō (金剛山, Kongō-san) is a 1,125-metre-high (3,691 ft) mountain in the Kawachi region of Osaka Prefecture, Kansai, Japan.[1] It is near Mount Yamato Katsuragi. The mountain has lent its name to a series of naval ships and ship classes: the Imperial Japanese Navy's 1877 ironclad Kongō; the 1912 battleship Kongō, the name ship of her class; and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's current destroyer Kongō (DDG-173), also the name ship of her class. | ||||||
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| Elevation： 1,125 m (3,691 ft) Parent range： Kongō Range | ||||||
| 10．Mount Yamato Katsuragi | ||||||
| Mount Yamato Katsuragi (大和葛城山, Yamato Katsuragi-san) or simply Mount Katsuragi is a mountain in the Kongō Range straddling the prefectural border between Chihayaakasaka, Osaka and Gose, Nara in Japan. The peak elevation is 959.2 metres (3,147 ft). The mountain is located along the Gose Line of the Kintetsu Railway. | ||||||
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| Elevation： 959.2 m (3,147 ft) Parent range： Kongō Range | ||||||
| 11．Mount Ikoma | ||||||
| Mount Ikoma (生駒山, Ikoma-yama) is a mountain on the border of Nara Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture in Japan. It is the highest peak in the Ikoma Mountains with a height of 642 meters. Mount Ikoma is a part of Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park. It is one of the most famous picnic spots in the Kansai region. On the top of the mountain, there are many TV towers for broadcasting to the Kansai region and Ikoma Sanjo Amusement Park. | ||||||
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| Elevation： 642 m (2,106 ft) Parent range： Ikoma Mountains | ||||||
| 12．Mount Nijō | ||||||
| Mount Nijō(二上山, Nijōzan) is a mountain in the Kongō Range straddling the prefectural border between Taishi, Osaka and Katsuragi, Nara in Japan. Mount Nijō has twin peaks, Odake (517m) and Medake (474m). From the top there are sweeping views of Nara's basin, Osaka plain and Osaka bay. Mount Nijō is located along the Minami Osaka Line of the Kintetsu Railway and is accessible on several different hiking trails on all sides of varying difficulty and length. The mountain forms part of the diamond trail, which is a 45 km-long trail running along the Kongō mountain range separating Nara, Osaka and Wakayama Prefectures. Heading south along the diamond trail is Mount Yamato Katsuragi (about 8.6 km) and Mount Kongō (about 14.1 km). | ||||||
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| Elevation： 517 m (1,696 ft) Parent range： Kongō Range | ||||||
| 13．Mount Shigi | ||||||
| Mount Shigi (信貴山, Shigisan) is a mountain located in Ikoma District, Nara, Japan. | ||||||
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| Elevation： 437 m (1,434 ft)[1] Parent range： Ikoma Mountains | ||||||
| 14．Mount Yoshino | ||||||
| Mount Yoshino (吉野山, Yoshino-yama) is a mountain located in the town of Yoshino in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan that is a major religious and literary site. It is renowned for its cherry blossoms and attracts many visitors every spring, when the trees are in blossom. In 2004, Mount Yoshino was designated as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. | ||||||
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| Elevation： 350 m (1,150 ft) | ||||||
| 15．Mount Ryūjin | ||||||
| Mount Ryūjin (龍神岳, Ryūjindake) is a mountain on the border between Tanabe, Wakayama and Totsukawa, Nara. At a height of 1,382 m (4,534 ft), it is the highest point in Wakayama Prefecture and the name of the mountain was given in 2008.[1] Ryujindake is the highest peak in Wakayama Prefecture, but Mount Gomadan was recognized as the highest peak until it was found by the Geographical Survey Institute survey in November 2000 that Ryujindake is 10 m higher than Mt. Gomadan and 700 m west.[2] Although the name was not given for a while after the altitude was known, Tanabe City started to solicit names from all over the country in 2008, and on March 3, the following year, the most popular application was "Ryujindake". It was named as "a magnificent, mysterious and familiar name".[2] | ||||||
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| Elevation： 1,382 m (4,534 ft) | ||||||
| 16．Mount Shakka | ||||||
| Mount Shaka (釈迦ヶ岳, Shaka-ga-take) is a mountain in the Ōmine Mountains in Japan. It marks part of the border between Totsukawa and Shimokitayama in Yoshino District of Nara Prefecture. | ||||||
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| Elevation： 1,799.6 m (5,904 ft) Parent range： Ōmine Mountains | ||||||
| 17．Mount Ōdaigahara | ||||||
| Ōdaigahara-san or Ōdaigahara-yama (大台ヶ原山), also Hinode-ga-take or Hide-ga-take (日出ヶ岳) is a mountain in the Daikō Mountain Range on the border between the prefectures of Mie and Nara, Japan. It is the highest in Mie at 1,695 metres (5,561 ft). Walking trails from the Nara side start from a car park at about 1400 metres. The mountain is famous for wild deer, and also for wild birds, especially wrens and Japanese robins, as well as treecreepers and woodpeckers. In 1980, an area of 36,000 hectares in the region of Mount Ōdaigahara and Mount Ōmine was designated a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve.[1] | ||||||
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| Elevation： 1,695 m (5,561 ft) | ||||||
| 18．Mount Hakkyō | ||||||
| Mount Hakkyō (八経ヶ岳, Hakkyō-ga-take) is a 1,914.6 m (6,281 ft) mountain of Omine Mountains, which is located on the border of Tenkawa and Kamikitayama, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. | ||||||
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| Elevation： 1,914.6 m (6,281 ft)[1] Parent range： Ōmine Mountains | ||||||
| 19．Mount Takamagahara | ||||||
| Mount Takamagahara (高天原山, Takamagahara-yama) is a mountain in the Gunma Prefecture of Japan, near Ueno village. Its measurement is 1,978.6 metres (6,491 ft 6 in) tall. Takamagahara is the world of heaven in Japanese mythology. The crash of Japan Air Lines Flight 123 on 12 August 1985 was initially reported on Mount Osutaka, but later confirmed to be on the ridge of Mount Takamagahara at a height of approximately 1,565 metres (5,135 ft) above sea level. With the loss of 520 people, it was the deadliest single-aircraft accident in aviation history.[1] | ||||||
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| 20．Mount Ōtenjō | ||||||
| Mount Ōtenjō (大天井ヶ岳, Ōtenjō-ga-dake) is a 1,438.7 m (4,720 ft) mountain of Ōmine Mountain Range, located on the border of Kurotaki and Kawakami, Nara, Japan. This mountain is one of the Kinki 100 mountains. This mountain is on the route of Ōmine Okugakemichi. Ōtenjō literally means ‘the great ceiling’. | ||||||
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| Elevation： 1,438.7 m (4,720 ft) Parent range： Ōmine Mountain Range | ||||||
| 21．Mount Shisuniwa | ||||||
| Mount Shisuniwa (四寸岩山, Shisuniwa-san) is a 1,235.6 m (4,054 ft) mountain of Ōmine Mountain Range, located on the border of Kurotaki and Kawakami, Nara, Japan. This mountain is on the route of Ōmine Okugakemichi. Shisuniwa literally means ‘the rock of four “sun” (=13 cm)’. The other names of this mountain are, Mount Yonsun (Yonsuniwa-san) and Mount Moriya (Moriya-dake). | ||||||
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| Elevation： 1,235.6 m (4,054 ft) Parent range： Ōmine Mountain Range | ||||||
| 22．Mount Myōjin | ||||||
| Mount Myōjin (明神岳, Myōjin-dake) is a 1,432 m (4,698 ft) mountain, on the border of Matsusaka, Mie and Kawakami, Nara, Japan. This mountain is one of Daikō Mountains. | ||||||
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| Elevation： 1,432 m (4,698 ft) Parent range： Daikō Mountains | ||||||
| 23．Mount Kobushi | ||||||
| Mount Kobushi (甲武信ヶ岳, Kobushigadake) is a mountain on the border of Saitama, Yamanashi, and Nagano prefectures in Japan.[1] The mountain is the source of the Arakawa and Shinano Rivers.[2][3] It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. | ||||||
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| Elevation： 2,475 m (8,120 ft) Parent range： Okuchichibu Mountains | ||||||
| 24．Mount Azami | ||||||
| Mount Azami (薊岳, Azamidake) is a 1,406 m (4,613 ft) mountain, located on the border of Higashiyoshino and Kawakami, Nara, Japan. | ||||||
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| Elevation： 1,406 m (4,613 ft) Parent range： Daikō Mountains | ||||||
| 25．Mount Takami | ||||||
| Mount Takami (高見山, Takami-san/Takami-yama) is a 1,248.3 m (4,095 ft) mountain of Daiko Mountains, which is located on the border of Higashiyoshino, Nara, and Matsusaka, Mie, Japan | ||||||
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| Elevation： 1,248.3 m (4,095 ft) Parent range： Daiko Mountains |