is a mountain of Omine Mountains, which is located on the border of Tenkawa and Kamikitayama, Yoshino District,

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Outline

This mountain is the tallest mountain in

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including Nara Prefecture. This mountain is one of the

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. The name of this mountain, ‘Hakkyō’, literally means ‘eight Buddhist scriptures’, derived from the legend which says a famous En no Gyōja, believed to be a founder of Shugendo, buried eight Buddhist scriptures on the top of this mountain. This mountain is also called Hakken-zan, literally ‘mountain of eight swords’ or Bukkyō-ga-take, also literally ‘mountain of Buddhist scriptures’. Sometimes, this mountain is mistaken for Mount Omine. Mount Hakkyo and Mount Misen

Routes

The mountain has several routes to the summit. The easiest is from Gyojamodori-Tunnel-Nishi-guchi, taking about three hours. The traditional route is from Tenkawa-Kawai, a seven-hour journey. Mount Misen and Omine Mountains

Gallery

Image:Hakkyo01.JPG, Mount Hakkyō from south Image:Hakkyo02.JPG, Mount Hakkyō from Mount Misen (Nara) Image:Hakkyo03.JPG, Mount Misen and Mount Daifugen from Mount Hakkyō Image:Hakkyo04.JPG, Mount Shaka from Mount Hakkyō Image:Hakkyo05.JPG, Top of Mount Hakkyō Image:Hakkyo06.JPG, Mount Ōdaigahara from Mount Hakkyō Image:Hakkyo07.JPG, Mount Daifugen from Mount Hakkyō Image:Hakkyo08.JPG, At the top of Mount Hakkyō

References

Sources

Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan

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