, meaning ''sword'', is a mountain on the border of
Miyoshi,
Mima and
Naka in
Tokushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the north, E ...
,
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 ...
. This mountain is one of the
.
Outline
Mount Tsurugi is the second highest mountain on the island of
Shikoku
is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is long and between wide. It has a population of 3.8 million (, 3.1%). It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu. Shikoku's ancient names include ''Iyo-no-futana-shima'' (), '' ...
, and also the second highest mountain west of
Mount Haku
, or Mount Hakusan (commonly referred to as simply Hakusan), is a dormant stratovolcano in Japan. It is located on the borders of Gifu and Ishikawa, on the island of Honshu. Mount Haku is thought to have first been active 300,000 to 400,000 yea ...
, which is on the border of
Ishikawa and
Gifu
is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku ...
prefectures in central Japan.
Mount Tsurugi is an important object of worship in this region and one of the centers of
Shugendō
is a highly syncretic religion, a body of ascetic practices that originated in the Nara Period of Japan having evolved during the 7th century from an amalgamation of beliefs, philosophies, doctrines and ritual systems drawn from local fol ...
, a sect of mixture of Shinto and Buddhism. On the top of the mountain, there is a small shrine called ‘Tsurugi Jinja’.
The area around Mount Tsurugi is a major part of
Tsurugi Quasi-National Park Tsurugi may refer to:
Places
*Tsurugi, Ishikawa, Japan
*Tsurugi, Tokushima, Japan
*Mount Tsurugi, Japan
People
*, Japanese actor and television personality
* Kagami Tsurugi, a fictional character in the animated series ''Miraculous: Tales of Lady ...
.
Climate
Mount Tsurugi has an altitude-affected
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...
(
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
''Dfb'') with mild summers and cold winters.
Access
* The main trailhead, along with parking lots, shops and restaurants, is located at Minokoshi, at the intersection of national routes 438 and 439. From Minokoshi, climbers may also ride a chairlift to a higher point on the trail.
* Trails link the summit of Mount Tsurugi to neighboring mountains. Tsurugi can be reached from the east via Ichinomori, while an extensive network of trails to the west allows access from mountains such as Jirogyu, Miune, and Tengu-zuka.
Image:Tsurugi1.jpg, Tsurugi Jinja (Tsurugi Shrine) on the top of Mount Tsurugi
Image:Tsurugi2.jpg, Mount Jirogyu from the top of Mount Tsurugi
Image:Tsurugi3.jpg, A view of the middle of Mount Tsurugi
Image:Tsurugi4.jpg, Another view of the middle of Mount Tsurugi
See also
*
List of Ultras of Japan
This is a list of all the Ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Japan.
See also
*List of mountains in Japan
Sources
ListMap
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Japan Ultras
Mountains of Japa ...
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Tsurugisan (train)
The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku), which runs between and via . The train is named after Mount Tsurugi, the second-highest mountain in Shikoku.
Route
The stations served by this ...
, a train service named after Mount Tsurugi in Tokushima
References
External links
the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan‘Ishizuchi Shinko Tsurugisan’"Tsurugi-san, Japan" on Peakbagger
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Tsurugi
Miyoshi, Tokushima