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Mount Akiha

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Elevation
  
866 m

Easiest route
  
Hiking

Mountain range
  
Akaishi Mountains

Parent range
  
Akaishi Mountains

Mount Akiha

Location
  
Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Similar
  
Daikaigiyama, Mount Ena, Mount Ishizuchi, Mount Sobo, Mount Kanmuri

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Mount Akiha (秋葉山, Akiha-san) is a mountain in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu (in the former town of Haruno), Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is a peak on a southern spur of the Akaishi Mountains.

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Map of Mount Akiha, Harunocho Ryoke, Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture 437-0626, Japan

Mount Akiha has an elevation of 866 metres (2,841 ft). It is the location of the Akihasan Hongū Akiha Jinja shrine, dedicated to a god of fire. Belief in the Akiha kami as protectors against fire became widespread in the Edo period of Japanese history, leading to the popularity of pilgrimages to climb this mountain.

References

Mount Akiha Wikipedia