Location Nagano, Japan Elevation 1,917 m | Mountain type Stratovolcano | |
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Translation mountain of edible sand (Japanese) Similar Mt Togakushi, Mt Kurohime, Mt Madarao, Mt Takatsuma, Mount Myōkō | ||
Mount Iizuna (飯縄山, Iizuna-yama), also known as Mount Izuna (飯綱山, Izuna-yama), is a mountain located ten kilometers north-northwest of the heart of Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Together with Mount Reisenji (霊仙寺山, Resenji-yama), Mount Menō (瑪瑙山, Menō-yama), and others, it forms the Iizuna range. It has an elevation of 1,917 metres.
Map of Mount Iizuna, Tomita, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture 380-0882, Japan
This mountain is a sacred site for mountain-based religious sects such as Shugendo, and said to be the home of a tengu named Saburō. According to legend, there was once a strange, edible sand somewhere on the mountain, which the tengu would distribute in times of poor harvest.
The mountain is also a popular area for skiing and is where the bobsleigh and luge track for the 1998 Winter Olympics is located.
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Mount Iizuna Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA