Iōzen
医王山
A 939-meter peak on the Ishikawa-Toyama border offering historic hiking trails through beech forests and volcanic rock formations.
What it is
- A mountain straddling the border of Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures.
- One of Japan's 300 Famous Mountains reaching an elevation of 939 meters.
- Opened by the monk Taichō in 719 and named by Empress Genshō.
- A designated prefectural natural park featuring Neogene volcanic rock layers.
What to see
- A first-class triangulation point located at the summit of Oku-Iōzen.
- Extensive beech forests growing along the mountain ridges.
- Geological formations containing rhyolite and opal ores.
- Multiple hiking trails approaching the peak from two different prefectures.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Iōzen Open in Google Maps
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