Take Yama

What it is

• A mountain standing at 206.1 meters in the southern part of Yokosuka City.
• Part of the Miura Hills located on the Miura Peninsula.
• Home to the Takeyama Fudoin Temple situated directly on the mountain peak.
• A natural site featuring a former Imperial Japanese Navy battery nearby.

What to see

• A viewing platform and rest area located at the summit.
• Over two thousand azaleas blooming around the peak during the spring.
• Migrating hawks and honey buzzards passing over the mountain in autumn.
• Views of the nearby Miura Fuji, considered a local version of Mount Fuji.

When to go

• January 28th to attend the annual Hatsufudo festival.
• May to see the peak covered in blooming azaleas.
• Autumn months to observe the migration of birds of prey.

Getting there

• A sixty minute walk from the south side starting at Tsukuihama Station.
• Buses from Yokosuka Central Station stopping at the Ikkizuka bus stop.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.