Mount Ishizuchi

Mount Ishizuchi
石鎚山
The highest peak of Mt. Ishizuchi
Highest point
Elevation 1,982 m (6,503 ft) [1]
Prominence 1,982 m (6,503 ft) [1]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 33°46′03″N 133°06′54″E / 33.76750°N 133.11500°E / 33.76750; 133.11500Coordinates: 33°46′03″N 133°06′54″E / 33.76750°N 133.11500°E / 33.76750; 133.11500 [1]
Geography
Mount Ishizuchi
Japan
Location On the border of Saijō and Kumakōgen, Ehime, Japan
Parent range Shikoku Mountains
Geology
Mountain type Ruins of old volcano
Last eruption 15,000,000 years ago

Mount Ishizuchi (石鎚山, Ishizuchi-san) is a 1,982-metre-high (6,503 ft) mountain on the border of Saijō and Kumakōgen, in Ehime, Japan. This mountain is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan. It is the highest mountain in Western Japan and the island of Shikoku.

Outline

Mount Ishizuchi is the highest mountain on the island of Shikoku and also the highest mountain west of Mount Haku. It is known as 'the roof of Shikoku' and the sharp, rocky summit resembles a huge stone hammer (石鎚, ishizuchi).

Mount Ishizuchi is an important object of worship in this region and one of the major centers of Shugendō, a sect of mixture of Shintoism and Buddhism. At the top of the mountain there is a small shrine called the Ishizuchi Shrine. This mountain is also known as one of Seven Holy Mountains (七霊山, nana reizan). There are several sets of heavy iron chains (鎖, kusari) leading up to the summit and this is the route many pilgrims opt to take, the longest set being 68m. However, it is possible to hike all the way to the peak along a trail which includes stairs and ramps with handrails.

The climbing season opens every year on July 1, and women are forbidden from climbing the mountain on this day.[2] Between mid-October and mid-November, people come from far and wide to view the autumn colours.

The area around Mount Ishizuchi is a major part of Ishizuchi Quasi-National Park.

Access

  • Sanchōjōju Station of Ishizuchi Ropeway
  • Ishizuchi Tsuchigoya Bus Stop of Iyotetsu Bus

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 "Japan Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  2. ↑ http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=1301

References

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