Mount Tonmaku

What it is

• A 563.5-meter mountain peak straddling the border of Shizuoka and Aichi Prefectures.
• The highest point in the Mikkabi area and part of Hamana-ko Prefectural Natural Park.
• One of Shizuoka's 100 Mountains and the source for the Tsuribashi and Tonmaku rivers.
• A destination featuring three maintained hiking courses on the Oku-Hamana Nature Trail.

What to see

• Wild boxwood on the northwestern slope designated as a national natural monument.
• A summit rest area equipped with a sundial and a radio station.
• The Hana-no-Okuyama Kogen botanical garden located on the eastern slope.
• A first-class triangulation point marking the highest elevation at the summit.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.