Mount Wakasa-Komagatake

What it is

• A mountain peak standing 780.1 meters tall on the border of Fukui and Shiga.
• The westernmost mountain in Japan to carry the name Komagatake.
• A key point along the Takashima Trail hiking route.
• The source of the Kochi and Matsunaga rivers.

What to see

• Panoramic views of Lake Biwa and Mount Ibuki from the summit.
• A three-tiered waterfall with a fifty-meter drop on the Obama side.
• Natural beech forests growing near the top of the mountain.
• The Kochi River Dam, a gravity-type concrete structure completed in 2019.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.