Tara-dake

What it is

• A 996-meter peak within a dissected stratovolcano system in Kyushu.
• A historic site for Shugendo mountain worship on the Nagasaki and Saga border.
• Part of a designated prefectural natural park and the Kyushu 100 Famous Mountains.
• A protected area recognized among the Top 100 Water Source Forests.

What to see

• The Tara-dake Shrine Upper Shrine located at the mountain summit.
• Kinsen-ji Temple situated slightly below the peak of the mountain.
• Natural colonies of rhododendrons and azaleas growing throughout the forest.
• Andesite rock bodies that form the summit area of the peak.
• Scenic access points including the Todoroki Falls and Nakayama Campground.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.