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peaks Peak or The Peak may refer to:
Basic meanings Geology
* Mountain peak
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* Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion
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all over Japan.''
is a 924m mountain in the northwestern part of
Ukyo-ku, in the city of
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the c ...
,
Kyoto Prefecture,
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 n ...
. The
Atago Shrine is located on the top of the mountain.
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Gallery
Image:Atago03.JPG, The Kuromon Gate of Mount Atago
Image:Atago04.JPG, The way to the top of Mount Atago
Image:Atago05.JPG, Atago Shrine on the top of Mount Atago
Image:Atago06.JPG, Katsura River from Mount Atago
Image:Atago07.JPG, Kyoto City from Mount Atago
Image:Atago08.JPG, A guidepost in Mount Atago
Image:Atago09.JPG, Fudo Waterfall in Mount Atago
Image:Atago10.JPG, Religious objects in Mount Atago
See also
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''Atago'' class destroyer
References
Geographical Survey Institute
External links
Atago
Shugendō
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