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Tanzawa
The are a mountain range in the Kantō region in Japan. The mountain range covers the northwestern part of Kanagawa Prefecture and touches the prefecture borders of Shizuoka Prefecture to the west and the Yamanashi Prefecture to the north. Mountains *Mount Hiru (蛭ヶ岳 ''Hiru-ga-take'') * Mount Fudō (不動ノ峰 ''Fudō-no-mine'') * Mount Hinokiboramaru (檜洞丸 ''Hinokibora-maru'') * Mount Tanzawa (丹沢山 ''Tanzawa-san'') *Mount Tō (塔ノ岳 ''Tō-no-dake'') *Mount Shindainichi (新大日 ''Shin-dainichi'') * Mount Ōyama (大山 ''Ō-yama'') Activities and sites Hiking The mountain range offers moderate to strenuous trails. The most popular peaks among climbers are Mount Tō (塔ノ岳) and Mount Ōyama (大山) (in the eastern part of the mountains), mainly due to their easier transportation access from Yabitsu Pass. However, the tallest of these mountains is Mount Hiru, which is . In comparison, Mount Tō is 1,491 m (4,891 ft) high and Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Tanzawa
is a mountain of the Tanzawa Mountains, with an elevation of . Its summit marks the border between Sagamihara is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 723,470, with 334,812 households, and a population density of 1,220 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Sagamihara is the third-most-populous city ..., Kiyokawa in Aikō District, and Yamakita in Ashigarakami District. Gallery Image:Tanzawa01.jpg, The top of Mount Tanzawa Image:Tanzawa02.jpg, The top of Mount Tanzawa Image:Tanzawa03.jpg, Mount Fuji from Mount Tanzawa Image:Tanzawa04.jpg, Mount Tanzawa from south Image:Tanzawa05.jpg, Mount Tanzawa from Mount Tō Image:Tanzawa06.jpg, Mount Tanzawa from Mount Sannotō Image:Tanzawa07.jpg, Mount Hiru, Mount Fudō and Mount Tanzawa from Mount Tō References Geographical Survey Institute Tanzawa Sagamihara Kiyokawa, Kanagawa Yamakita, Kanagawa {{Kanagawa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The are a mountain range in the Kantō region in Japan. The mountain range covers the northwestern part of Kanagawa Prefecture and touches the prefecture borders of Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northea ... to the west and the Yamanashi Prefecture to the north. Mountains *Mount Hiru (蛭ヶ岳 ''Hiru-ga-take'') *Mount Fudō (不動ノ峰 ''Fudō-no-mine'') *Mount Hinokiboramaru (檜洞丸 ''Hinokibora-maru'') *Mount Tanzawa (丹沢山 ''Tanzawa-san'') *Mount Tō (塔ノ岳 ''Tō-no-dake'') *Mount Shindainichi (新大日 ''Shin-dainichi'') *Mount Ōyama (Kanagawa), Mount Ōyama (大山 ''Ō-yama'') Activities and sites Hiking The mountain range offers moderate to strenuous trails. The most popular mountain, peaks among climbers are Mount Tō ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanagawa Prefecture borders Tokyo to the north, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northwest and Shizuoka Prefecture to the west. Yokohama is the capital and largest city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Kawasaki, Sagamihara, and Fujisawa. Kanagawa Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast on Tokyo Bay and Sagami Bay, separated by the Miura Peninsula, across from Chiba Prefecture on the Bōsō Peninsula. Kanagawa Prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with Yokohama and many of its cities being major commercial hubs and southern suburbs of Tokyo. Kanagawa Prefecture was the political and economic center of Japan du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Ōyama (Kanagawa)
, also or Mount Kunimi (''Kunimi-yama''), is a mountain situated on the border of Isehara, Hadano and Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Together with Mount Tanzawa and other mountains in the Tanzawa Mountains it forms the Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park. Mount Ōyama is a popular sightseeing spot in Kanagawa Prefecture. Geology The mountain is made from non-alkali mafic rock. The rock is 7-15 million years old. The rock was extruded on the sea floor during the Neogene and then pushed up and onto the island of Honshu when the Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc collided with the rest of Japan. Holy mountain Mount Ōyama has long been regarded as a holy mountain and object of worship. Religiously motivated mountain climbing has been practiced since the Hōreki era (1751–1764) and the various paths leading there were called . Today this name survives as the pseudonym of Route 246. At the top of the mountain is the head office of the . Lower down the mountain is the lower shri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadano, Kanagawa
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 163,787 and a population density of 1600 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Hadano is located in the foothills of the Tanzawa Mountains in west-central Kanagawa Prefecture and is approximately 12.8 kilometers north-to-south by 13.6 kilometers east-to west. About half of the city area is within the borders of the Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park. Surrounding municipalities Kanagawa Prefecture * Atsugi * Isehara *Hiratsuka * Ōi, Nakai, Matsuda, Yamakita * Kiyokawa Climate Hadano has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hadano is 13.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1906 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.9 °C. Demogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Tō
is a mountain of Tanzawa Mountains, located on the border of Kiyokawa, Hadano and Yamakita in Kanagawa, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north .... Outline Mount Tō is one of the most popular mountains in Tanzawa Mountains. This mountain is a part of Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park with other Tanzawa Mountains. Access * Ōkura Bus Stop of Kanagawa Chūō Bus Gallery Image:Tonodake01.JPG, Mount Tō from Ōkura-one (10/2008) Image:Tonodake02.JPG, At the top of Mount Tō (10/2008) Image:Tonodake03.JPG, Religious objects at the top of Mount Tō (10/2008) Image:Tonodake04.JPG, Mount Hiru and Mount Fudō from Mount Tō (10/2008) Image:Tonodake05.JPG, Mount Fuji from Mount Tō (10/2008) Image:Tonodake06.JPG, Mount Ōyama from Mount Tō (10/2008) Image:Tono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Shindainichi
is a peak of the Tanzawa Mountains with an elevation of , and is located due east of Mount Tō is a mountain of Tanzawa Mountains, located on the border of Kiyokawa, Hadano and Yamakita in Kanagawa, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest .... It is located within the boundary of the Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park. The mountain is easily accessible by a hiking trail from Yabitsu Pass, which intersects with the Nagaone Trail from the village of Kiyokawa, and with the trail leading directly to Mount Tō which is approximately a 40-minute hike. Gallery Image:Sannoto06.jpg, Mount To, Mount Shindainichi and Mount Tanzawa from Mount Sannoto Image:Shindainichi01.jpg, Mount Shindainichi from Mount Gyoja Image:Shindainichi02.jpg, A hut on the top of Mount Shindainichi Image:Shindainichi03.jpg, Odawara City and Izu Peninsula from Mount Shindainichi {{commons category, Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Hiru
Mount Hiru (蛭ヶ岳 ''Hiru-ga-take'') is the tallest mountain of the Tanzawa Mountains The are a mountain range in the Kantō region in Japan. The mountain range covers the northwestern part of Kanagawa Prefecture and touches the prefecture borders of Shizuoka Prefecture to the west and the Yamanashi Prefecture to the north. Mou ... with a height of . Gallery Image:Mt.Hirugatake from Mt.Onigaiwanoatama01.JPG, Image:Tanzawa-shumyaku from Mt.Nabewari.jpg, Image:Tanzawa-shumyaku from Sagamihara 01.jpg, References Mapple Yamachizu Hiru {{Kanagawa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinoki
''Chamaecyparis obtusa'' (Japanese cypress, hinoki cypress or hinoki; ja, 檜 or , ) is a species of cypress native to central Japan in East Asia, and widely cultivated in the temperate northern hemisphere for its high-quality timber and ornamental qualities, with many cultivars commercially available. Description It is a slow-growing tree which may reach tall with a trunk up to in diameter. The bark is dark red-brown. The leaves are scale-like, long, blunt tipped (obtuse), green above, and green below with a white stomatal band at the base of each scale-leaf. The cones are globose, in diameter, with 8–12 scales arranged in opposite pairs. Related species The plant is widespread in Japan. The related '' Chamaecyparis pisifera'' (sawara cypress) can be readily distinguished in its having pointed tips to the leaves and smaller cones. A similar cypress found on Taiwan is treated by different botanists as either a variety of this species (as ''Chamaecyparis obtusa'' var. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawanobori
, or stream climbing (sawa = stream; nobori = climb), is a type of mountaineering in Japan that involves going up mountain streams to their source. Description The sport consists of ascending a tributary of a river along with its features, including climbing waterfalls, traversing ravine walls, and swimming through gorges. Shower climbing of waterfalls in the summer is a highlight. The difficulty of the climb can be judged by the level involved in rock climbing, with the use of ropes and protection, the amount of swimming involved, and the strength of the current. Many climbers pursue the target tributary until they reach its source, or the ideal finish is considered as such. As a rule, the climber moves in the direction opposite the direction of the waterflow. Although people used to climb with waraji (straw shoes), commonly used gear now includes special shoes with a felt sole, a climbing harness, a helmet, and ropes. See also * Canyoning Canyoning (canyoneering in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kantō Region
The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. In a common definition, the region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba and Kanagawa. Slightly more than 45 percent of the land area within its boundaries is the Kanto Plain. The rest consists of the hills and mountains that form land borders with other regions of Japan. As the Kanto region contains Tokyo, the capital and largest city of Japan, the region is considered the center of Japan's politics and economy. According to the official census on October 1, 2010, by the Japan Statistics Bureau, the population was 42,607,376, amounting to approximately one third of the total population of Japan. Other definitions The Kantō regional governors' association (関東地方知事会, ''Kantō chihō chijikai'') assembles the prefectural governors of Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Nagano and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyokawa, Kanagawa
280px, Lake Miyagase is a village located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 2,858 and a population density of 40 persons per km². The total area of the village is . Geography Kiyokawa is located in the foothills of northwestern Kanagawa Prefecture. Much of the village is in the Tanzawa Mountains. The village area is shaped like an upward triangle, and is roughly divided into the Miyagase district (former Miyagase village) in the north and the Susugaya district (former Susugaya village) in the south. The main population center and village hall are in the Susugaya area. The Miyagase Dam, which boasts one of the largest water storage capacity in the Kanto region, is in the Miyagase area, and as a result of the creation of the reservoir, most of the inhabitants of the Miyagase area were forced to relocated to neighboring Atsugi. Surrounding municipalities Kanagawa Prefecture *Sagamihara *Atsugi *Hadano * Aikawa * Yamakita Climate Kiyokawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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