Mount Kurama
鞍馬山
A sacred 584-meter mountain near Kyoto featuring an ancient temple, historical training grounds, and unique geological formations.
What it is
- A 584-meter mountain located between the Kurama and Kibune rivers in Kyoto.
- Home to Kurama-dera Temple which was founded in either 770 or 796.
- The site where historical figure Minamoto no Yoshitsune performed his martial arts training.
- A designated national forest enshrining the deity Bishamonten at the main temple.
What to see
- The ancient Kurama-dera Temple complex situated on the mountain slopes.
- Natural terrain consisting of limestone and greenstone originating from the equatorial region.
- A protected water source forest listed among the top one hundred in Japan.
- The origin site of high-grade Kurama stone within the forest grounds.
Getting there
- Access the mountain via the Eizan Electric Railway to Kurama Station.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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