Mount Inamura

What it is

• A 1,506-meter mountain located on the border of Ino and Tosa towns.
• One of the New Japan Top 100 Mountains featuring steep rocky cliffs.
• A site historically linked to legends of the Heike clan refugees.
• A massif belonging to the Sanbagawa metamorphic belt geological zone.

What to see

• A small shrine dedicated to Inamura Daimyojin at the summit.
• Deciduous broad-leaved forests including beech trees along the ridge.
• A second-class triangulation point located at the highest peak.
• The Inamura Dam which provides access to the mountain's seventh station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.