Mount Tokura (Kyotango)

What it is

• A 220-meter bell-shaped volcano belonging to the Hakusan volcanic belt.
• Tokura Shrine sits at the summit dedicated to the deity Shirayamahime-no-mikoto.
• The mountain historically served as a landmark for maritime navigation.
• Three separate trails lead to the summit shrine from different districts.

What to see

• An observatory at the eighth station overlooking Kotohiki Beach.
• A stone monument for the Lotus Sutra located at the trailhead.
• A triangulation point situated at an elevation of 195.4 meters.
• The summit shrine located at the highest point of the mountain.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.