Mount Tenpō

What it is

• A man-made mountain created in 1831 using soil from river dredging
• The second lowest mountain in Japan with an elevation of 4.53 meters
• A former military fort site that hosted Japan's first naval review in 1868
• A public space established as Tenpōzan Park in 1958

What to see

• The summit featuring a second-class triangulation point
• A monument commemorating the visit of the Meiji Emperor
• Official climbing certificates issued by a local mountaineering club for a fee
• Views of the nearby Osaka Kaiyukan aquarium and large Ferris wheel

Getting there

• A ten-minute walk from Osakako Station to reach the summit

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.