Mount Aokage

What it is

• A mountain peak standing 275.7 meters high on Innoshima Island in Onomichi City.
• The former site of Aokage Castle which stood on the summit from 1331 to 1596.
• A designated Hiroshima Prefectural Historic Site that served as a base for the Murakami Suigun.
• A central point on a five kilometer hiking trail connecting Muraura to the mountain.

What to see

• Panoramic views of the Shimanami Kaido bridges from the mountain summit.
• Remaining ruins of the castle main enclosure and former residences.
• The surrounding landscape situated between Mount Furo and Mount Ryuo.
• Mount Okuyama which stands at an elevation of 391 meters along the trail.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.