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Mount Ōtenjō

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Pronunciation
  
[oːtendʑoːdake]

Elevation
  
1,439 m

Translation
  
Japanese Language

Parent range
  
Ōmine Mountain Range

Mountain range
  
Ōmine Mountain Range

Mount Ōtenjō

Location
  
Kurotaki and Kawakami, Nara, Japan

Similar
  
Mount Shisuniwa, Mount Myōjin, Mount Hakkyō, Mount Shakka, Mount Ōdaigahara

Mount Ōtenjō (大天井ヶ岳, Ōtenjō-ga-dake) is a 1,438.7 m (4,720 ft) mountain of Ōmine Mountain Range, located on the border of Kurotaki and Kawakami, Nara, Japan. This mountain is one of the Kinki 100 mountains. This mountain is on the route of Ōmine Okugakemichi.

Contents

Ōtenjō literally means ‘the great ceiling’.

Route

There are three major routes to the top of this mountain. The most popular route is from Dorokawa, Kurotaki via Gobanzeki and it takes three hours and 15 minutes to the top. Another route is also from Dorokawa via Mount Iwaya and it takes three hours. The other route is from north via Mount Shisuniwa from Yoshinoyama Station, but it takes seven and half hours.

Access

  • Dorokawa Bus Stop of Nara Kotsu
  • Yoshinoyama Station of Yoshino Ohmine ke-buru Ropeway
  • References

    Mount Ōtenjō Wikipedia