Pronunciation [mitake] Parent range Taki Mountains Translation Japanese Language | Location Sasayama, Hyōgo, Japan Elevation 793 m | |
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Similar Mount Nishigatake, Mt Shiraga, Yajurogadake, Mount Kasagata, Mount Kenpi | ||
Mount Mitake (御嶽, Mitake) is a 793 m (2,602 ft) high Japanese mountain located around 50 km (31 mi) north of Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture. It should not be confused with Mount Mitake, a mountain in Tokyo, or Mount Ontake in Nagano Prefecture written with the same characters. This mountain is one of the 50 famous mountains in Hyōgo Prefecture.
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Map of Mt. Mitake, Hiuchiwan, Sasayama, Hy%C5%8Dgo 669-2301, Japan
History
Mount Mitake is the highest mountain in the Taki Mountains, including Mount Nishigatake and Mount Koganegadake. The Taki Mountains were one of the most holiest places for shugendo from Kamakura period to Muromachi period. However, Tamba Shugendo, a sect of Shugendo in Tamba Province, lost against Yamato Shugendo, another Shugendo sect of Yamato Province including Mount Omine, all of the temples in the Taki Mountains were burned in 1482.