Mount Misen

What it is

• A 1895-meter peak located within the Yoshino-Kumano National Park in Tenkawa Village.
• The 54th training site along the historic Omine Okugakudo pilgrimage route.
• Home to Misen Shrine, the inner sanctuary for the Tenkawa Daibenzaiten.
• A mountain that has been open to female climbers since after World War II.

What to see

• The Misen Hut, originally constructed in 1957 for mountain travelers.
• A long and flat terrain surrounding the mountain summit area.
• The upper Misen River, which is a designated Nara Prefecture natural monument.
• Rare Ooyamarenge flowers blooming on the mountain slopes.

When to go

• Early July to see the blooming Ooyamarenge flowers.
• Summer months to enjoy the cool average annual temperature of eight degrees Celsius.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.