Mount Takasaki

What it is

• A 628-meter lava dome formed approximately 500,000 years ago.
• Part of the Setonaikai National Park in Oita Prefecture.
• A natural habitat for wild Japanese macaques.
• Site of the former Takasaki Mountain Castle used by the Otomo clan.

What to see

• Wild Japanese macaques at the nature zoo located at the mountain foot.
• Historical ruins of Takasaki Mountain Castle at the summit.
• Remnants of a signal fire station dating back to the Nara period.
• Views of Beppu Bay from the coastal side of the mountain.

Getting there

• A mountain trail provides access from the south trailhead to the summit.
• National Route 10 runs along the coast at the base of the mountain.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.