Mount Bokoi-fuji

What it is

• A mountain standing 141 meters tall in Muroran City
• Named for its resemblance to the iconic shape of Mount Fuji
• Site of mid-1960s stone mining that altered the original mountain profile
• Location of a digital television relay station and radio transmitter

What to see

• The altered mountain peak shaped by decades of stone excavation
• Digital television relay station equipment located on the mountain
• The FM View community radio station transmitter at the foot
• Former site of a naval memorial that was moved to Mankei-ji Temple

Getting there

• The nearest train station is JR Bokoi Station

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.