Mount Kōtsu
高越山
A 1,133-meter peak nicknamed Awa Fuji, featuring a 7th-century Shugendo temple and a national natural monument azalea colony.
What it is
- A 1,133-meter mountain selected as one of the Shikoku 100 Famous Mountains
- Home to Kotsu-ji Temple, founded by En no Gyoja in the 7th century
- A historic center for Shugendo mountain asceticism located in Yoshinogawa City
- Nicknamed Awa Fuji due to its distinct volcanic shape
What to see
- Kotsu-ji Temple located at the summit of the mountain
- A three-hectare colony of On-tsutsuji azaleas on the southern slope
- Rare eclogite metamorphic rocks found on the eastern foothills
- A first-class triangulation point set at 1,121.91 meters
When to go
- Visit during the blooming season of the national natural monument azalea colony
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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