Nokogiri Mountain (Kyonan)

Japan / Chiba / Futtsu / Kyonan
 mountain, interesting place
Mount Nokogiri (鋸山, Nokogiri-yama) is a low mountain on the Boso peninsula on Honshu, Japan. It lies on the southern border of the city of Futtsu and the town Kyonan in Awa District in Chiba prefecture. The mountain runs east to west, having a characteristic saw-shaped profile of a Japanese saw (鋸, nokogiri). It falls steeply into Tokyo bay on its western side, where it is pierced by two road tunnels and a rail tunnel, carrying the Uchibo Line south from Futtsu to Tateyama. The western side of the mountain is also the site of the Nihon Temple, which is the home of the largest Daibutsu sculpture in Japan. The temple is accessible by road and by a cable car, the Nokogiriyama Ropeway, which runs from Hamakanaya station to the temple precinct.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Nokogiri_(Chiba)
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Coordinates:   35°9'24"N   139°49'58"E

Comments

  • Wearing strong shoes with good grip is a good idea, as in some places (like the Jikoku-Nozoki ("a peep into the hell") klimbing is quite difficult. I came there wearing flipflops, and in a couple of places preferred to take them off and klimb barefooted. A good stick would come handy, too; you can buy a bamboo walking staff in the temple shop near Daibutsu-sama, and use it walking up the 2639 steps which are, by the way, a Cultural Property in themselves. And, "bring your own bottle": the mountain is NOT packed with vending machines so you might want to get some water long before you find one :)
  • Climbing the steps is not very easy but it's fun as the stairway is surrounded with very nice and expressive rakan statues. Don't miss those!
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