Prominence 1,540 m (5,050 ft) Mountain type Upheaval Peneplain Translation Japanese Language | Parent range Shikoku Mountains Elevation 1,955 m Listing Ultra-prominent peak | |
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Location On the border of Miyoshi, Mima and Naka, Tokushima, Japan Similar Mt Miune, Mount Ishizuchi, Ichinomori, Mt Tenguzuka, Mount Ena | ||
Mount Tsurugi (剣山, Tsurugi-san), meaning sword, is a 1,954.7-metre-high (6,413.1 ft) mountain on the border of Miyoshi, Mima and Naka in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
Contents
- Map of Mount Tsurugi Iwakura Naka Naka District Tokushima Prefecture 771 6118 Japan
- Outline
- Climate
- Access
- References
Map of Mount Tsurugi, Iwakura, Naka, Naka District, Tokushima Prefecture 771-6118, Japan
Outline
Mount Tsurugi is the second highest mountain on the island of Shikoku, and also the second highest mountain west of Mount Haku, which is on the border of Ishikawa and Gifu prefectures in central Japan.
Mount Tsurugi is an important object of worship in this region and one of the centers of Shugendō, a sect of mixture of Shintoism and Buddhism. On the top of the mountain, there is a small shrine called ‘Tsurugi Jinja’.
The area around Mount Tsurugi is a major part of Tsurugi Quasi-National Park.
Climate
Mount Tsurugi has an altitude-affected humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with mild summers and cold winters.