Mount Takao

Elevation	599 m (1,965 ft)
Location
Climbing
Easiest route	Chairlift or Funicular & Hiking

Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). 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]

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 in Tokyo, Honshu, Japan.
Seen from Mount Takao, Mount Fuji (middle) touches the sky.
Sign on summit of Mount Takao
View of Tokyo from Mount Takao
View of Mount Fuji from Mount Takao
TakaoMountainRailroadfunicular
Head Temple Takao-san Yakuo-in
Keio Takaosan Onsen Gokurakuyu

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

Mount Takao website Archived 2008-11-01 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Japan-guide.com, Takaosan (Mount Takao). Retrieved 2012-3-27.

[2] Japan Ministry of the Environment, 日本八景(昭和2年)の選定内容 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-3-30.

[3] Hohmann, Skye. "Memories of Mount Takao," Archived 2012-04-27 at the Wayback Machine Japan Times. November 20, 2011. Retrieved 2012-3-27.

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