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Mount Iwasaki

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岩崎山

A historic 54.9-meter mountain in Komaki City featuring ancient quarry remains, a samurai fort site, and religious landmarks.

Mount Iwasaki
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan Attribution resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A 54.9-meter mountain that served as a quarry for Nagoya Castle construction
  • Site of a 1584 fort built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi forces
  • Home to Kumano Shrine and Kannon-ji Temple
  • Source of stone materials for the Iwaya Kofun burial mound

What to see

  • Gomai-iwa rock, a designated natural monument of Aichi Prefecture
  • Rocks featuring carved family crests and wedge holes from quarrying
  • A Christian lantern moved to Kannon-ji Temple in 1990
  • Remnants of the mountain fort where four thousand soldiers were stationed

Getting there

  • Three-minute walk from the Iwasakiyama-mae bus stop
  • Fifteen-minute walk from Ajioka Station

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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