Mount Haku (Hyōgo)
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For Mount Haku in the Chūbu region, see Mount Haku.
| Mount Haku 白山 |
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 Top of Mt. Haku June 2007 |
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| Elevation | 510 metres (1,673 ft)[1] |
| Location | Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Range | Chūgoku Mountain Range |
| Prominence | 142 metres (466 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Myōken (妙見山?) |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | Geographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 谷川, 50000:1 篠山 |
| Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
| Translation | White Mountain (Japanese) |
| Pronunciation | [hakɯsaɴ] |
Mount Haku (白山 Haku-san?) is a mountain in Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the Hyōgo 50 Mountains.
[edit] Outline
Mount Haku is a mountain in the Chūgoku Mountain Range. The name Hakusan is from the name of the shrine, "Hakusan Gongen," which was on the top of the mountain. The Hakusan Gongen was a branch of a sect of Shinto, whose center is on the top of Mount Haku with the same name, on the border of Ishikawa, Fukui and Gifu prefectures. Mount Haku was a center of shugendo in this region, and Sogon-ji on the foot of the mountain was a place for worship to this mountain
[edit] Access
- Honkuroda Station of JR West Kakogawa Line
[edit] References
- ^ Geographical SurveyI nstitute map 25000:1 谷川, last access 19 May 2008.
- ^ Geographical Survey Institute map 25000:1 谷川, last access 19 May 2008.
