Mount Yokokura

What it is

• A 775-meter mountain designated as a state park and one of Shikoku's 100 famous peaks.
• A historical training ground for Shugendo practitioners located near the Niyodo River.
• Home to Yokokura Shrine and a tomb site managed by the Imperial Household Agency.
• A site of geological importance belonging to the Kurosegawa Tectonic Belt.

What to see

• The Yokokura Mountain Natural Forest Museum designed by architect Tadao Ando.
• Limestone cliffs containing fossils from the Silurian and Devonian periods.
• Diverse plant life including over twenty species discovered by botanist Tomitaro Makino.
• The Yokokura Shrine dedicated to the memory of Emperor Antoku.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.