Mount Bunagatake
| Mount Bunagatake | |
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| 武奈ヶ岳 | |
 A View of Mount Bunagatake from Mount Goza |
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| Elevation | 1,214.4 m (3,984 ft) |
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| Location | Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan |
| Range | Hira Mountains |
| Coordinates | 35°15′N 135°53′E / 35.25°N 135.883°E |
Mount Bunagatake (武奈ヶ岳 Bunagatake) is a 1,214.4 m (3,984 ft) high mountain in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the 200 famous mountains in Japan and also one of the Kinki 100 mountains.
[edit] Outline
Mount Bunagatake is the highest mountain of Hira Mountains. Hira mountains consist of three parts, Oku-Hira, Kita-Hira and Minami-Hira, literally, ‘Deep Hira’, ‘North Hira’, and ‘South Hira’. Mount Bunagatake belongs to Oku-Hira, and on the Mesozoic strata as other mountains of Oku-Hira. This mountain is also a part of Biwako Quasi-National Park, and visitors can enjoy the almost 360 degree panorama view from the top.
[edit] Access
From Hira Station to the middle of this mountain, Hira Chair Lift, which was made in 1960, and Hira Ropeway opened in 1961, connected until 2004 with a Bus route by Kojyaku Bus. However the chair lift and the ropeway were removed in 2004, and the Bus route was also discontinued after that.
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Top of Mount Bunagatake
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West view from the top
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A view of the middle of the mountain
