Mount Mimuro

35°14′N 134°27′E / 35.233°N 134.450°E / 35.233; 134.450NamingLanguage of nameJapanesePronunciation[mimɯɾojama]GeographyLocationOn the border of Shisō, Hyōgo and Wakasa, Yazu Tottori in JapanParent rangeChūgoku MountainsGeologyMountain typeFault-block

Mount Mimuro (三室山, Mimuro-yama) is a mountain on the border of Shisō, Hyōgo Prefecture, and Wakasa, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The height is 1,358.0 m (4,455 ft), and this mountains is the second highest mountain in Hyōgo Prefecture after Mount Hyōno.

Outline

Mount Mimuro is one of the fault-block of mountains typical in Chūgoku Mountains. This mountain belongs to the Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park. This mountain is one of Hyōgo 50 mountains, and also one of Kinki 100 mountains, Chūgoku 100 mountains.

Access

  • Kawachi Bus Stop of Shinki Bus
  • At the top of Mount Mimuro (10/2008)
    At the top of Mount Mimuro (10/2008)
  • Mount Hyō from Mount Mimuro (10/2008)
    Mount Hyō from Mount Mimuro (10/2008)
  • Mount Ushiro from Mount Mimuro (10/2008)
    Mount Ushiro from Mount Mimuro (10/2008)
  • Mount Takero from Mount Mimuro (10/2008)
    Mount Takero from Mount Mimuro (10/2008)

References

  • Ministry of Environment of Japan
  • Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan
  • ‘Shinban Furusato Hyōgo 50 San’, Hyōgo-ken Sangaku Renmei