Mount Kaerikumo

What it is

• A 1,622-meter mountain located on the right bank of the Sho River in Shirakawa Village.
• Site of a massive landslide triggered by the 1586 Tensho earthquake.
• The location where Kaerikumo Castle and its surrounding town were completely buried.
• A mountain situated directly above the Sho River Fault Zone.

What to see

• A large, visible collapse scar located near the mountain summit.
• The western slope where the historic landslide debris blocked the Sho River.
• Natural landscape containing gold veins formed through hydrothermal activity.
• Views of the surrounding area situated west of Mount Sarugababa.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.