Mt. Nokogiri（鋸山, Nokogiriyama）
| Elevation | 329 m |
|---|---|
| Classification | 100 Famous Low Mountains of Japan |
| Location | Chiba Pref. (千葉県 富津市) |
| Coordinates | 35.16028, 139.84083 |
Highlights of Mt. Nokogiri
- Selected as one of the 100 Famous Low Mountains of Japan
- Elevation 329 m
- Located in Chiba Pref.
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About Mt. Nokogiri
Mount Nokogiri (鋸山, Nokogiri-yama) literally "saw mountain" is a low mountain on the Bōsō Peninsula on Honshu, Japan. It lies on the southern border of the city of Futtsu and the town Kyonan in Awa District in Chiba Prefecture.
The mountain runs east to west, having the characteristic sawtoothed profile of a Japanese saw (鋸, nokogiri).
It falls steeply into Tokyo Bay on its western side, where it is pierced by two road tunnels and a rail tunnel, carrying the Uchibo Line south from Futtsu to Tateyama. Both features are due in part to the mountain's history as a stone quarry in the Edo period, the marks of which are still picturesquely evident.
The western side of the mountain is also the site of the sprawling Nihon-ji temple complex, which is the home of two Daibutsu sculptures - a huge seated carving of Yakushi Nyorai that at 31.05 metres (101.9 ft) tall is the largest pre-modern, stone-carved Daibutsu in Japan, and the "Hundred-shaku Kannon", a tall relief image of Kannon carved into one of the quarry walls – as well as 1500 hand-carved arhat sculptures, which combined with the spectacular scenery of the Bōsō Hills and Tokyo Bay, make Mount Nokogiri a popular tourism destination....