Mount Takao
Mount Takao (高尾山, Takao-san) is a mountain in Japan. It is 50 km from the center of Tokyo. It is in Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park.[1]
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| Elevation | 599 m (1,965 ft) |
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| Easiest route | Chairlift or Funicular & Hiking |
In 1927, Mount Takao was named one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan which best showed Japan and its culture in the Shōwa period.[2]
Geography
The city of Hachiōji, Tokyo is at the base of Mount Takao.
Mount Takao is 599 metres (1,965 ft) above sea level.[3]
Mount Takao Media
- Mount Takao Relief Map, SRTM-1.jpg
Mount Takao in Tokyo, Honshu, Japan.
- Fujisan seen from takaosan.jpg
Seen from Mount Takao, Mount Fuji (middle) touches the sky.
Sign on summit of Mount Takao
- Abies firma3.JPG
View of Tokyo from Mount Takao
- Fuji from Takao 1.JPG
View of Mount Fuji from Mount Takao
- Takao Mountain Railroad funicular.jpg
- TakaoMountainRailroadfunicular
- Takaosan Yakuouin hondo.JPG
Head Temple Takao-san Yakuo-in
References
- ↑ Japan-guide.com, Takaosan (Mount Takao). Retrieved 2012-3-27.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, 日本八景(昭和2年)の選定内容 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-3-30.
- ↑ Hohmann, Skye. "Memories of Mount Takao," Archived 2012-04-27 at the Wayback Machine Japan Times. November 20, 2011. Retrieved 2012-3-27.
Other websites
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- Mount Takao website Archived 2008-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
