is a Japanese mountain located on the border of
Hino
Hino may refer to:
Places Estonia
* Hino, Põlva County
* Hino, Võru County
** Lake Hino
Japan
* Hino, Shiga
* Hino, Tokyo
* Hino, Tottori
** Hino District, Tottori
** Hino River
Transportation
* Hino Motors, a Japanese truck manufacturer o ...
and
Kōfu
is the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 187,985 in 90,924 households, and a population density of 880 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Overview Toponymy
Kōfu's name means "c ...
,
Tottori. The area around the mountain was incorporated into as a part of
Daisen-Oki National Park
is a national park in the Chūgoku region, Honshū, Japan, and spans the prefectures of Okayama, Shimane, and Tottori. Mount Daisen is the focus of the park, which also includes the volcanic mountains and plains of Hiruzen, Mount Kenashi, Mo ...
, in March 2002.
It has an
elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic datum § Vert ...
of 1,005 metres.
This mountain is one of
Chūgoku 100 mountains and
Tottori 50 mountains.
Outline
Mount Hōbutsu is a typical monadic in Chūgoku Mountains.
This mountain had been an object of worship for the people in this region.
Route
This mountain is a rare mountain which has easy access from a major railway station in
San'in region
The is an area in the southwest of Honshū, the main island of Japan. It consists of the northern part of the Chūgoku region, facing the Sea of Japan.
Etymology
The name San'in in the Japanese language is formed from two kanji characters. The ...
.
*
Neu Station
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Hino, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Neu Station is served by the Hakubi Line, and is located 111.3 kilometers from the termin ...
of
Hakubi Line
The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region of Japan. It begins at the south end of Okayama Prefecture at Kurashiki Station in Kurashiki, passing through Niimi Station on ...
.
Gallery
Image:Houbutsu1.jpg, Top of Mount Hōbutsu
Image:Houbutsu4.jpg, Looking east from Mount Hōbutsu
Image:Houbutsu5.jpg, The entrance of climb route
References
Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in JapanOfficial Home Page of Hino Town
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