Mount Nantai

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Mount Nantai
男体山

Mount Nantai
Elevation 2,486 metres (8,156 ft)
Location Honshū, Japan
Coordinates 36.762° N 139.494° E
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption Unknown

Mount Nantai (男体山 Nantai-san?) is a mountain in the Nikkō National Park in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. It stands at 2,486 m high.

The mountain is popular with hikers, and the trail to the summit starts through a gate at the Futarasan Chugushi Shrine. The gate is open between 5th May and 25th October.

Mount Nantai is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.

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