Mount Takami
Mount Takami | |
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高見山 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,248.3 m (4,095 ft) |
Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
Coordinates | 34°25′44″N 136°05′17″E / 34.429°N 136.088°E |
Naming | |
Language of name | Japanese |
Geography | |
Location | On the border of Higashiyoshino, Nara, and Matsusaka, Mie, Japan |
Parent range | Daiko Mountains |
Mount Takami (高見山, Takami-san/Takami-yama) is a 1,248.3 m (4,095 ft) mountain of Daiko Mountains, which is located on the border of Higashiyoshino, Nara, and Matsusaka, Mie, Japan
Outline
[edit]This mountain is located on the north end of Daiko Mountains. This mountain is considered one of the 300 Famous Japanese Mountains. This mountain is an important part of Muro-Akame-Aoyama Quasi National Park.
Routes
[edit]This mountain is very famous for the beautiful frost patterns that form on trees in winter and so attract many climbers. There are several routes to reach the top; one is from Takami-Otoge Pass and it takes about one hour; another route is from Takami-tozanguchi Bus Stop on the Nara Kotsu bus route, and it takes two and a half hours. The third route is from Shimo-Hirano Bus stop, also on the Nara Kotsu bus route, and it also takes two and a half hours.
Gallery
[edit]- Takasumi Shrine at the top of Mount Takami (January 2009)
- Omine Mountains from Mount Takami (January 2009)
- Eastside view of Mount Takami (January 2009)
- Daiko Mountains from Mount Takami (January 2009)
- Katsuragi Mountains from Mount Takami (January 2009)
- Frosts on trees at the top of Mount Takami (1) (January 2009)
- Frosts on trees at the top of Mount Takami (2) (January 2009)
- Takamisugi Cedar