Mount Akanagi
赤薙山
A 2,010-meter stratovolcano in Nikko National Park featuring a mountain shrine dedicated to the deity Sukunahikona-no-Mikoto.
What it is
- A Quaternary stratovolcano standing at an elevation of 2,010 meters in the Nikko mountain range
- Home to Akanagisan Shrine, a subsidiary of the famous Nikko Futarasan Shrine
- The mountain name likely originates from a historical landslide on its southern slope
- The summit features a third-class triangulation point and is covered with tall trees
What to see
- Akanagisan Shrine located at the top of the mountain
- The site of a former inner shrine situated beyond the current summit shrine
- Views of the surrounding Nikko mountain range between Mount Maruyama and Mount Nyōhō
- A hiking trail that connects the summit to the Kirifuri Plateau trailhead
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Mount Akanagi Open in Google Maps
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