Mount Kamine

What it is

• A mountain with two peaks, the highest reaching 587.1 meters in Hitachi City.
• The site of Kamine Shrine, where Tokugawa Mitsukuni once watched the sunrise.
• The location of the former Hitachi copper mine and the historic Giant Chimney.
• A geological site composed of Paleozoic metamorphic rocks and granite.

What to see

• Kamine Shrine situated at the southern summit of the mountain.
• The Hitachi Giant Chimney Memorial Monument located at the peak.
• A weather observation station standing near the top of the mountain.
• The Nikko Museum built on the site of the former copper mine.
• Hiking trails that connect the summit to Kamine Park and Motoyama Tunnel.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.