Mount Senbon

千本山

A 1084-meter peak in Kochi featuring massive ancient cedar trees once used to build Toyotomi Hideyoshi's temples.

What it is

A 1084.5-meter mountain located within the Yanase Prefectural Natural Park in Umaji Village.
One of the Shikoku 100 Famous Mountains belonging to the Shimanto Belt geological zone.
A protected forest area once restricted by the Tosa Domain to preserve timber resources.
The site of a third-class triangulation point located at the mountain summit.

Natural Yanase Cedar trees that reach heights of 40 to 50 meters.
A 200-hectare protected forest managed by the Forestry Agency.
Remnants of the Yanase Forest Railway which formerly transported timber from the area.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.