Mt. Hakkyō（八経ヶ岳, Hakkyogatake）
| Elevation | 1915 m |
|---|---|
| Classification | 100 Famous Mountains of Japan |
| Location | Nara Pref. (奈良県 吉野町) |
| Coordinates | 34.17361, 135.90750 |
Highlights of Mt. Hakkyō
- Selected as one of the 100 Famous Mountains of Japan
- Elevation 1915 m
- Located in Nara Pref.
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About Mt. Hakkyō
Mount Hakkyō (八経ヶ岳, Hakkyō-ga-take) is a mountain within the Omine Mountains, which are located on the border of Tenkawa and Kamikitayama, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. At 1,914.6 m (6,281 ft), it's the tallest mountain in the in Nara Prefecture and Kansai region.
Overview
In Japanese, ‘Hakkyō’, literally means ‘eight Buddhist scriptures’. This definition is derived from a legend about the believed founder of Shugendo, En no Gyōja, burying eight Buddhist scriptures on the top of the mountain. The mountain is also called Hakken-zan, literally ‘mountain of eight swords’ or Bukkyō-ga-take, also literally ‘mountain of Buddhist scriptures’. Sometimes, the mountain is mistaken for Mount Omine.
Multiple primeval forests on Mount Yatsugatake have been designated as national natural monuments and are registered as UNESCO World Heritage sites in the "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range" (registered in July 2004) .
Bukkyogatake Primeval Forest - a primeval forest including pure Abies veitchii forests and spruce forests (designated October 12, 1922 (Taisho 11))
Sacred magnolia habitat (designated February 7, 1928 (Showa 3))
Routes
The mountain...