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.
From left to right : Mount Chōsen, Mount Misen and Mount Hakkyō, Mount Myōjō, Mount Bussyō
Routesedit
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.
The right ridge line is the traditional route from Tenkawa-Kawai to Mount Misen and Mount Hakkyō.
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mount, hakkyō, 八経ヶ岳, hakkyō, take, mountain, omine, mountains, which, located, border, tenkawa, kamikitayama, yoshino, district, nara, prefecture, japan, 八経ヶ岳, september, 2008, highest, pointelevation1, prominence1, listingultralist, mountains, hills, japan, h. Mount Hakkyō 八経ヶ岳 Hakkyō ga take is a 1 914 6 m 6 281 ft mountain of Omine Mountains which is located on the border of Tenkawa and Kamikitayama Yoshino District Nara Prefecture Japan Mount Hakkyō八経ヶ岳Mount Hakkyō September 2008 Highest pointElevation1 914 6 m 6 281 ft 1 Prominence1 732 m 5 682 ft 1 ListingUltraList of mountains and hills of Japan by heightCoordinates34 10 27 N 135 54 24 E 34 17417 N 135 90667 E 34 17417 135 90667 1 NamingLanguage of nameJapaneseGeographyMount HakkyōJapanLocationNara JapanParent rangeŌmine Mountains Contents 1 Outline 2 Routes 3 Gallery 4 References 5 SourcesOutline editThis 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 nbsp From left to right Mount Chōsen Mount Misen and Mount Hakkyō Mount Myōjō Mount BussyōRoutes editThe 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 nbsp The right ridge line is the traditional route from Tenkawa Kawai to Mount Misen and Mount Hakkyō Gallery edit nbsp Mount Hakkyō from south nbsp Mount Hakkyō from Mount Misen Nara nbsp Mount Misen and Mount Daifugen from Mount Hakkyō nbsp Mount Shaka from Mount Hakkyō nbsp Top of Mount Hakkyō nbsp Mount Ōdaigahara from Mount Hakkyō nbsp Mount Daifugen from Mount Hakkyō nbsp At the top of Mount HakkyōReferences edit a b c Japan Ultra Prominences Peaklist org Retrieved 2015 01 01 Sources editOfficial Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan Omine Daitaka Odaigahara Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mount Hakkyō amp oldid 1162402723, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
