Mount Takachiho
高千穂峰
A sacred 1,574-meter volcano where Japanese mythology says the gods descended, featuring a legendary bronze spear at the summit.
What it is
- A 1,574-meter stratovolcano located on the border of Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures.
- The site where Ninigi-no-Mikoto reportedly descended to earth in Japanese mythology.
- Part of the Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park and one of Japan's 200 Famous Mountains.
- A sacred peak associated with the Kirishima Higashi Shrine.
What to see
- The Amano-sakahoko, a sacred bronze spear standing at the mountain summit.
- The Ohachi crater on the west side, which last erupted in 1913.
- A concrete mountain refuge hut located at the very top of the peak.
- Panoramic views from the second highest peak in the Kirishima mountain range.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Mount Takachiho Open in Google Maps
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