Mount Hino

What it is

• A 794.8-meter mountain commonly known as Echizen Fuji located in Fukui Prefecture.
• One of the five mountains of Echizen opened by the monk Taicho in 718.
• The western end of the Okumino range and the object of worship for Hino Shrine.
• A historic site featured in the writings of Murasaki Shikibu and Matsuo Basho.

What to see

• A Shinto shrine located at the very summit of the mountain.
• Views from the peak reaching an elevation of nearly 795 meters.
• The western base where the Hokuriku Expressway Hino Mountain Tunnel passes through.

Getting there

• The climb to the summit from Nakahabuki takes approximately ninety minutes.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.