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Mount Myōjin

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A 523-meter peak on the Osaka-Kyoto border featuring local folklore, river headwaters, and a shrine at its southern base.

Mount Myōjin
吉田宅浪 CC BY-SA 3.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A 523.5 meter mountain bordering Kameoka City and Takatsuki City.
  • One of the fifty designated mountains of the Osaka region.
  • The natural source of the Tano River within the Tanba Highlands.
  • A site associated with legends of the deity Okuninushi no Mikoto.

What to see

  • Kashifune Shrine located at the southern foot of the mountain.
  • Sasa veitchii bamboo grass growing along the Kyoto side ridge.
  • A summit covered in trees that obstruct the surrounding view.
  • A landscape once used for shipbuilding according to local folklore.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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