Mount Mishōtai

What it is

• The highest peak in the Doshi mountain range at 1,681 meters in elevation.
• One of Japan's 200 Famous Mountains and one of Tsuru City's 21 peaks.
• A historic site where people worshipped a god of sericulture.
• The location where the monk Myoshin entered the mountain in 1813.

What to see

• The Mishotai Gongen which is enshrined at the summit of the mountain.
• Old-growth forest that covers the area around the summit.
• Wakamiya Shrine in Ono which serves as the mountain's lower shrine.

Getting there

• Climbers can access the mountain trails from the Dosaka Tunnel.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.