Mount Hakkyō

Mount Hakkyō
Mount Hakkyō
八経ヶ岳
	Mount Hakkyō (September 2008)
Highest point
Elevation	1,914.6 m (6,281 ft)
Prominence	1,732 m (5,682 ft)
Listing	Ultra; List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates	34°10′27″N 135°54′24″E / 34.17417°N 135.90667°ECoordinates: 34°10′27″N 135°54′24″E / 34.17417°N 135.90667°E
Naming
Language of name	Japanese
Geography
	Mount Hakkyō Japan
Location	Nara, Japan
Parent range	Ōmine Mountains

Mount Hakkyō (八経ヶ岳, Hakkyō-ga-take) is a 1,914.6 m (6,281 ft) mountain of , which is located on the border of Tenkawa and Kamikitayama, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Outline[]

This mountain is the tallest mountain in Kansai Region including Nara Prefecture. This mountain is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The name of this mountain, ‘Hakkyō’, literally means ‘eight Buddhist scriptures’, derived from the legend which says a famous En no Gyōja, believed to be a founder of Shugendo, buried eight Buddhist scriptures on the top of this mountain. This mountain is also called Hakken-zan, literally ‘mountain of eight swords’ or Bukkyō-ga-take, also literally ‘mountain of Buddhist scriptures’. Sometimes, this mountain is mistaken as Mount Omine.

From left to right : Mount Chōsen, Mount Misen and Mount Hakkyō, Mount Myōjō, Mount Bussyō

Routes[]

The mountain has several routes to the summit. The easiest is from Gyojamodori-Tunnel-Nishi-guchi, taking about three hours. The traditional route is from Tenkawa-Kawai, a seven-hour journey.