Mount Tatsuware

What it is

• A 658.3 meter mountain bordering Takahagi and Hitachi within a prefectural natural park.
• The summit houses Kurosaki Shrine, dedicated to the deity Kurosaka-no-mikoto.
• The peak consists of ancient Cretaceous period Abukuma granite formations.
• The shrine buildings were rebuilt by Sakanoue no Tamuramaro during an eastern expedition.

What to see

• Tachiwareishi is a massive granite boulder split cleanly into two pieces.
• Seven strange rock formations and three waterfalls are located across the mountain.
• The Kurosaki Shrine sits directly at the mountain summit.
• Views from the peak overlook the surrounding Hanazono Hananuki Prefectural Natural Park.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.