Mount Ōasa

What it is

• The highest peak in Naruto City standing at 538 meters above sea level.
• A designated prefectural natural park and one of the Shikoku 100 Famous Mountains.
• The site of Mine Shrine, which serves as the inner sanctuary for Oasahiko Shrine.
• A mountain named after the historical cultivation of hemp in the surrounding region.

What to see

• Mine Shrine located at the summit of the mountain.
• Oasahiko Shrine situated at the southern foot of the peak.
• A 27-meter-tall cedar tree designated as a city natural monument.
• Geological formations of sandstone and mudstone from the Late Cretaceous period.
• Ryuzenji Temple located approximately one kilometer south of the mountain.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.