Photos and Stories of our holidays
Mount Sobo 祖母山 Mount Sobo is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The 1,756 m high mountain lies on the border of Taketa and Bungo-ōno in Ōita Prefecture and Takachiho, Nishiusuki District in Miyazaki Prefecture. It is the highest peak in Miyazaki Prefecture. In Ōita Prefecture only the 1,791 m middle peak of Mount [...]
Mount Ōmine 大峰山 Mount Ōmine 大峰山, is a sacred mountain in Nara, Japan, famous for its three tests of courage. Officially known as Mount Sanjō (山上ヶ岳), it is more popularly known as Mount Ōmine due to its prominence in the Ōmine mountain range. It is located in Yoshino-Kumano National Park in the Kansai region, [...]
Mount Kirishima 霧島山Mount Kirishima 霧島山 is a 1700 meter high active volcano group in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. Numerous eruptions have been recorded since 742. Very strong eruptions happened in 788, 1716 and 1717. The highest peak is Mount Karakuni (韓国岳) (1700 m). Other peaks are Takachihonomine (高千穂峰) (1573 m) and Shinmoedake (新燃岳), both active volcanos. [...]
Mount Ishizuchi 石鎚山Mount Ishizuchi 石鎚山 is a 1,982 metres high mountain on the border of Saijō and Kumakōgen, in Ehime, Japan. This mountain is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan. It is the tallest mountain in Western Japan.Mount Ishizuchi is the highest mountain on the island of Shikoku and also the highest mountain [...]
Mount Ibuki 伊吹山 Mount Ibuki 伊吹山 is a 1,377 m (4,518 ft) high mountain, on the border of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, and Ibigawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and is also included on the lists of the 100 Kinki Mountains the 50 Shiga Mountains. Mount Ibuki is the [...]
Mount Aso 阿蘇山 Mount Aso is the largest active volcano in Japan, and is among the largest in the world. It stands in Aso Kujū National Park in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the island of Kyūshū. Its peak is 1592 m above sea level. Aso has one of the largest caldera in the world (25 km [...]
Mount Fuji 富士山 Mount Fuji is an attractive volcanic cone and a frequent subject of Japanese art. Among the most renowned works are Hokusai’s 36 Views of Mount Fuji and his One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji. The mountain is mentioned in Japanese literature throughout the ages and is the subject of many poems. It is [...]
Ginkaku-ji 銀閣寺 Ashikaga Yoshimasa initiated plans for creating a retirement villa and gardens as early as 1460; and after his death, Yoshimasa would arrange for this property to become a Zen temple. The official name is Jishō-ji (慈照寺) or the “Temple of Shining Mercy.” The temple is today associated with the Shokoku-ji branch of Rinzai [...]
