Mount Kura

What it is

• A mountain in Kitaakita City reaching an elevation of 254.2 meters.
• Site of a 6.93-hectare conservation area designated in 1981.
• Location of the Takanosu digital TV relay station serving two cities.
• A geological site composed primarily of quartz dacite and rhyolite rocks.

What to see

• The Kura Mountain Wind Cave located on the southern slope.
• A large rock formation known as Butai-ishi near the summit.
• Subalpine plants such as Rosa acicularis growing near the cave.
• The Takanosu digital TV relay station standing at the summit.
• A wind cave area where ground temperatures remain around 10 degrees Celsius.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.