Mount Kaba (Ibaraki) Explained

Mount Kaba
Other Name:加波山
Elevation M:709
Location:Sakuraga & Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Type:granite

is a [{{convert|709|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}] mountain located within the borders of Suigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park, Japan.

Location

Mount Kaba is located in the southern part of Ibaraki Prefecture, bordering the cities of Sakuragawa and Ishioka, and north of Mount Tsukuba. The mountain is located in the northwestern part of Suigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park and of it.

The mountain is part of the Tsukuba range (筑波山地), which includes Maruyama (丸山) of Sakuragawa, Ontakesan (御嶽山), Amabikiyama (雨引山), Enzan (燕山), Kabasan (加波山), Maruyama (丸山) of Sakuragawa and Ishioka, Ashiozan (足尾山), Kinokayama (きのこ山), Bentensan (弁天山) Tsukubasan (筑波山), Hōkyōsan (宝篋山), among others.

Satellite view: 36.2974°N 140.1429°W

Attractions

The mountain is granite. There are stone quarries, in the center of the western part of Kabasan, Sakuragawa city (old town, Makabe). It is nationally known as a center of stone carvings.

At the summit of the mountain, there is the Haiden of Kaba Shrine; a Shinto shrine.

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