Mount Kenashi (Yamanashi, Shizuoka) Explained

Mount Kenashi
Other Name:毛無山
Elevation M:1964
Elevation Ref:[1]
Translation:bald mountain
Language:Japanese
Location:Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture
Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture,
Japan
Range:Tenshi Mountains
Coordinates:35.4158°N 138.5439°W
Type:massif

is a 19640NaN0 mountain on the border of Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures in Japan.[2] At the base of the mountain stretches the Asagiri Plateau, which stretches until Mount Fuji. It is the highest peak in the Tenshi Mountains.[2]

Naming

There are two stories behind the naming of the mountain, which have opposing meanings. The first story says that the name was derived from the mountain having absolutely no trees (木無し kenashi, lit. "treeless"). The second story says that the name came from the mountain having many trees (木成し kenashi, lit. "abundant trees"). Through the years, the kanji for the name has changed to the current 毛無, which means "hairless."

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mountains altitude list in Japan(Shizuoka prefecture). Japanese . Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. December 17, 2010.
  2. http://www.yamakei.co.jp/mountain/detail.php?id=148 Kenashi-yama