The 1st and 2nd day was a typhoon and I could not climb the mountain after all…..
[ Maniac Japan Travel -Chugoku Region ]
Mount Daisen (大山, Daisen) is a large, volcanic mountain that rises up from sea level to dominate the terrain of western Tottori Prefecture. Part of Daisen-Oki National Park, the 1729 meter high mountain is the tallest in the Chugoku Region and is included on the list of Japan’s 100 famous mountains. Daisen has not erupted for several thousand years.
As the most prominent mountain far and wide, Daisen has long been a spiritual icon and a center of mountain worship. Daisenji Temple, whose buildings are spread out along the wooded slope and are connected by mountain trails, was built near the base of the mountain and is an important Buddhist temple. Additionally, the Ogamiyama Shrine is found further up the trail above the temple.
Daisenji Temple is also the trailhead of the popular climb up Mount Daisen. The top of the mountain is made up of a ridge with several peaks, the highest of which, Kengamine Peak (1729 m), lies along an unstable knife’s edge ridge that has been closed since an earthquake eroded the trail in 2000. Instead hikers can climb as far as the nearby Misen Peak (1709 m).
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