Mount Ishizuchi
Highest mountain in Shikoku
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::summary Highest mountain in Shikoku ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mount Ishizuchi |
| other_name | 石鎚山 |
| photo | Mount Ishizuchi.jpg |
| elevation_m | 1982 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence_m | 1982 |
| prominence_ref | |
| map | Japan |
| map_caption | Japan |
| label_position | right |
| listing | Ultra, Ribu |
| location | On the border of Saijō and Kumakōgen, Ehime, Japan |
| range | Shikoku Mountains |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| type | Ruins of old volcano(extinct) |
| last_eruption | 15,000,000 years ago |
| photo_caption | The highest peak of Mt. Ishizuchi |
| :: |
| name = Mount Ishizuchi | other_name = 石鎚山 | photo = Mount Ishizuchi.jpg | elevation_m = 1982 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 1982 | prominence_ref = | map = Japan | map_caption = Japan | label_position = right | listing = Ultra, Ribu | location = On the border of Saijō and Kumakōgen, Ehime, Japan | range = Shikoku Mountains | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = | type = Ruins of old volcano(extinct) | age = | last_eruption = 15,000,000 years ago | first_ascent = | easiest_route = | photo_caption = The highest peak of Mt. Ishizuchi
Mount Ishizuchi is a 1982 m mountain on the border of Saijō and Kumakōgen, in Ehime, Japan. This mountain is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan. It is the highest mountain in Western Japan and the island of Shikoku.
Once upon a time it was a stratovolcano with large scale magma activity. Over time the magma activity ceased and it became extinct with no eruption activities in the past 10,000 years or recent signs of eruption
Outline
Mount Ishizuchi is the highest mountain on the island of Shikoku and also the highest mountain west of Mount Haku. It is known as 'the roof of Shikoku' and the sharp, rocky summit resembles a huge stone hammer.
Mount Ishizuchi is an important object of worship in this region and one of the major centers of Shugendō, a sect of mixture of Shinto and Buddhism. At the top of the mountain there is a small shrine called the Ishizuchi Shrine. This mountain is also known as one of Seven Holy Mountains. There are several sets of heavy iron chains, the longest set being 68 m, leading up to the summit and this is the route many pilgrims opt to take. However, it is possible to hike all the way to the peak along a trail which includes stairs and ramps with handrails.
The climbing season opens every year on July 1, and women are forbidden from climbing the mountain on this day. Between mid-October and mid-November, people come from far and wide to view the autumn colours.
The area around Mount Ishizuchi is a major part of the eponymous Ishizuchi Quasi-National Park.
Access
Image:Ishizuchi1.jpg|Mount Ishizuchi from South Image:Ishizuchi Shrine on the mountaintop.jpg|Top of Mount Ishizuchi Image:Ishizuchi3.jpg|A view of the middle of the mountain Image:Ishizuchi4.jpg|A stone wall of the mountain Image:Mt. Ishizuchi from Joju Shrine.jpg|Mt. Ishizuchi from Joju Image:Iron chains on Mt. Ishizuchi.jpg|People ascending via the iron chains
Footnotes
References
- Guide to the Ishizuchi Mountains (Saijo City)
- the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan
- Ishizuchi Quasi-National Park
- ‘Yama to Shinko: Ishizuchisan’
References
- "Japan Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org.
- Masataka, Suzuki. ""Ishizuchi Shinkō" - Mountain Beliefs and Practices". Kokugakuin University.
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