Mount Hachibuse

What it is

• A 761.8 meter mountain bordering Tsuruga City and Minamiechizen Town.
• Site of fortifications built by Asakura Yoshikage in 1569.
• The mountain contains the ruins of the Kinome Pass fortress group.
• The mountain path serves as the 12th Jakuetsu 88 Pilgrimage site.

What to see

• Summit views overlooking Tsuruga Bay and the Tsuruga Peninsula.
• A second-class triangulation point located at the mountain summit.
• A traditional thatched building standing at the Kinome Pass.
• The eastern slope which is used as the Imajo 365 Ski Resort.

When to go

• Winter months to visit the ski resort on the eastern slope.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.