Pronunciation Japanese: [haꜜku̥saɴ] Prominence 142 m Parent peak Mount Myōken | Elevation 510 m Mountain range Chūgoku Mountains Parent range Chūgoku Mountains | |
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Translation White Mountain (Japanese) Location Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan Topo map Geographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 谷川, 50000:1 篠山 Similar Mt Myoken, Saikojiyama, Mount Kasagata, Mount Sen, Mount Mitake | ||
Mount Haku (白山, Haku-san) is a mountain in Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the Hyōgo 50 Mountains.
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Map of Mount Haku, Kurodashocho Kuroda, Nishiwaki, Hy%C5%8Dgo 679-0302, Japan
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Mount Haku is a mountain in the Chūgoku Mountains. 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 Shugendō in this region, and Sogon-ji on the foot of the mountain was a place for worship to this mountain
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