Ōeyama Kofun Cluster
Ōeyama, Ooeyama or Mount Ooe may refer to: * Ōeyama (mountain range) (大江山), a mountain range in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan * Ōeyama (mountain) (大枝山), a mountain in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan See also * Ooe (other) Ooe may refer to: * Out-of-order execution * Ōe (surname) * Ōeyama (大江山), a mountain range in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, north to Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Pr ...

Ōeyama (mountain Range)
Located at the base of the Tango Peninsula in Kyoto Prefecture, Ōeyama (大江山) mountain range extends over Yosano-cho, Fukuchiyama and Miyazu. The highest peak, Senjogatake (千丈ヶ嶽) has an elevation of 832.5 meters. The range is also called Yosa-no-oyama (与謝大山) and is the most known for the legend of Shuten-dōji. It is also known for the sea of clouds that is visible from points of high elevation. On August 3, 2007, the mountain range was designated as a Quasi-National Park under the name Tango-Amanohashidate-Ōeyama Quasi-National Park. Ōeyama mines The Ōeyama mountain range is geologically composed of stratum with basic bedrock pushed up deep from within the earth. The range is rich in metal veins, and place names related to metals such as 'kana-ya' (金屋, metal house) are common. In 1917, a mineral deposit was found in the mountain, after which it was mined for nickel, used for the production of weapons from 1933 to the end of the Pacific War. Min ...
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Ōeyama (mountain)
Ōeyama (Japanese: 大枝山), also known as Ooe-yama and Mount Ooe, is a mountain in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The mount is 480m high. The mountain is located in the boundary between Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto, and Kameoka. It is also called 大江山 (Ōeyama) (in Man'yōshū) or (大井山) Ōiyama (大井山) (in Nihon Kōki). Oinosaka-toge Pass (老ノ坂峠) is located on the north-side slope of this mountain. In the past, the slope where pass of Mt. Oe was called 'Oeno-saka Slope' (大江坂), but is now referred to as Oino-saka Slope (老の坂). It is the most famous for the legend of Shuten-dōji, an oni. It is now the site of a ski resort, about 20 minutes by bus from Miyazu Station on the KTR Miyazu Line. History Before the capital was moved to Heian-kyō, this route was used for going to Heijō-kyō via Yodo River. People using the San'indō Road from Heian-kyō, passed through Oeno-seki (the Oe gate station) placed on Oeno-saka Slope, located in the boundary between ...
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