Mount Sefuri

Mount Sefuri
脊振山
Mount Sefuri as seen from the west
Highest point
Elevation	1,054.6 m (3,460 ft)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates	33°26′11″N 130°22′7″E
Naming
Language of name	Japanese
Pronunciation	[seɸɯɾisaɴ]
Geography
Mount Sefuri Kyūshū, Japan
Parent range	Sefuri Mountains
Geology
Mountain type	massif

Mount Sefuri (脊振山, Sefuri-san) is a 1,054.6 m (3,460 ft) peak of the Sefuri Mountains, which are located on the border of Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Kanzaki, Saga Prefecture, Japan.

Outline

This mountain is the tallest peak of the Sefuri Mountain range between Fukuoka Prefecture and Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū. Before the Meiji Restoration, this mountain was a center of the Shugendō religion in this region, along with Mount Hiko. Mount Sefuri is the location where the Buddhist priest Eisai first planted tea after his return to Japan from Song dynasty China in the Kamakura period.

Facilities

On the top of Mount Sefuri, there are two military sites. One is a radar site operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and the other is a communication station operated by the United States Air Force in Japan.

Routes

The most popular route to climb this mountain is from Shiiba Bus Stop of Nishitetsu Bus. It takes about from two and half hours to three hours to the top.

Gallery

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  From summit
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  Mount Sefuri's main ridge seen from the SSW in the inmost

References

• Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan
• Fukuoka no Yamayama