Mount Takasuzu

What it is

• The highest peak in the southern Taga Mountains at 623 meters elevation.
• A designated area within the Takasuzu Prefectural Natural Park.
• One of Japan's 100 Famous Flower Mountains.
• A site formerly home to the Hitachi copper mine.

What to see

• An observation deck at the summit providing views of the surrounding region.
• A radar rain gauge tower and a first-class triangulation point.
• A LuckyFM Ibaraki Broadcasting relay station located on the mountain.
• The nearby Oiwa Shrine featuring a designated natural monument cedar tree.
• Geological formations consisting of Paleozoic Hitachi metamorphic rocks.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.