Mount Hakkyō Explained

Mount Hakkyō
Other Name:八経ヶ岳
Elevation M:1914.6
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:1732
Listing:Ultra
List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Language:Japanese
Map:Japan
Map Size:250
Location:Nara, Japan
Range:Ōmine Mountains
Coordinates:34.1742°N 135.9067°W

is a 1914.60NaN0 mountain of Omine Mountains, which is located on the border of Tenkawa and Kamikitayama, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Outline

This mountain is the tallest mountain in Kansai Region including Nara Prefecture. This mountain is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.The name of this mountain, ‘Hakkyō’, literally means ‘eight Buddhist scriptures’, derived from the legend which says a famous En no Gyōja, believed to be a founder of Shugendo, buried eight Buddhist scriptures on the top of this mountain.This mountain is also called Hakken-zan, literally ‘mountain of eight swords’ or Bukkyō-ga-take, also literally ‘mountain of Buddhist scriptures’.Sometimes, this mountain is mistaken for Mount Omine.

Routes

The mountain has several routes to the summit. The easiest is from Gyojamodori-Tunnel-Nishi-guchi, taking about three hours. The traditional route is from Tenkawa-Kawai, a seven-hour journey.

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japan Ultra-Prominences . Peaklist.org. 2015-01-01.