Mount Myōken (Tajima)

Mount Myōken (妙見山, Myōken-san) is a 1,135.5 m (3,725 ft) mountain on the border of Yabu and Kami, Mikata, Hyogo, Japan. This mountain is one of Hyōgo 50, and a part of Hyonosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park. The other name of this mountain is Mount Ishihara.

Mount Myōken
妙見山
Mount Myōken from the east
Highest point
Elevation	1,135.5 m (3,725 ft)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates	35°24′39″N 134°38′41″E
Naming
Language of name	Japanese
Pronunciation	[mjoːkensaɴ]
Geography
Mount Myōken On the border of Yabu, Hyogo and Kami, Mikata, Hyogo, Japan
Parent range	Chūgoku Mountains

Outline

Mount Myōken is a mountain on the eastern edge of the Chūgoku Mountains. Nikkōin temple is located at the base of the mountain. Originally, the temple was halfway up the mountain, but the Haibutsu-Kishaku Order issued during the Meiji-era forced the move.

Route

This mountain has major two routes to the top. One is from Ishihara Bus Stop of Tantō Bus. The other is from Mount Sobu. From Ishihara Bus Stop, it takes about three hours to the top.

Access

• Ishihara Bus Stop of Tantō Bus

Gallery

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  Mount Myōken from WNW
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  The top of Mount Myōken
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  Looking NNW from the top of Mount Myōken
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  Looking NE from the top of Mount Myōken
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  Forest of Mount Myōken
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  At the Nikkōin temple at the foot of Mount Myōken

References

• Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan
• ‘Kansaishuhen no Yama 250’, Yama to Keikokusha Osakashikyoku