Mount Misumi (Tottori Prefecture)

Mount Misumi
Mount Misumi
	Mount Tokin, Mount Tokkin
	View of Mount Misumi from a bridge over the Sendai River.
Highest point
Elevation	516 m (1,693 ft) [1]
Coordinates	35°20′17.2″N 134°13′8.5″E / 35.338111°N 134.219028°ECoordinates: 35°20′17.2″N 134°13′8.5″E / 35.338111°N 134.219028°E
Naming
Native name	三角山, 頭巾山, 襟巾山
Geography
	Mount Misumi
Parent range	Chūgoku Mountains

Mount Misumi (三角山, Misumi-yama), also known as Mount Tokin (頭巾山, Tokin-yama) or Mount Tokkin (襟巾山, Tokkin-zan), is a mountain in Tottori (formerly Mochigase), Tottori Prefecture, Japan.^[1] It is one of the 100 Famous Mountains of Chūgoku and stands 516 metres (1,693 ft) tall.^[1] Misumi Shrine is found at the base of the mountain. The main hall of the shrine is a designated cultural asset of the city of Tottori.

References

1 2 3 鳥取県大百科事典 [The Big Tottori Prefecture Encyclopedia] (in Japanese). New Nihonkai Shimbun. November 1984. pp. 915–916.

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[tottori_encyclopedia-1] 1 2 3 鳥取県大百科事典 [The Big Tottori Prefecture Encyclopedia] (in Japanese). New Nihonkai Shimbun. November 1984. pp. 915–916.