Mount Kaba

What it is

• A 709-meter mountain located within the Tsukuba mountain range.
• A center for mountain worship housing 737 different enshrined deities.
• The site of the 1884 Kaba Mountain Incident involving political activists.
• A source of granite stone featuring the Kabasan Shrine and its three branches.

What to see

• The main hall of Kabasan Shrine located at the mountain summit.
• Tobacco Shrine situated near the peak of the mountain.
• A monument by Shigeru Yoshida standing near the summit area.
• Hiking paths along the Kanto Fureai no Michi trail network.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.