Kii Mountains, Murō-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park

Name: Kii Mountains
Address: Murō-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park, Japan

#11 among attractions in Murō-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Kii Mountains is a mountainous region covering most of the Kii Peninsula. They lie south of the Japan Median Tectonic Line in Wakayama, Nara, and Mie prefectures. The mountains are arranged roughly northeast to southwest. ()

Local name: 紀伊山地 Maximum elevation: 6281 ftCoordinates: 34°10'25"N, 135°54'29"E

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Kii Mountains – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Hakkyō, Ōminesan-ji, Mount Shakka, Mount Ōmine.

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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Hakkyō, Murō-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park
1 min walk • Mount Hakkyō is a 1,914.6 m mountain of Omine Mountains, which is located on the border of Tenkawa and Kamikitayama, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
5.8 miN
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Ōminesan-ji, Murō-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park
149 min walk • Ōminesan-ji is an important temple of the Shugendō religion in Yoshino district, Nara prefecture, Japan. It is located at the peak of Mount Ōmine, or Sanjōgatake. According to tradition, it was founded by En no Ozunu, the founder of Shugendō, a form of mountain asceticism drawing from Buddhist and Shinto beliefs.
4.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Shakka, Murō-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park
105 min walk • Mount Shaka is a mountain in the Ōmine Mountains. It marks part of the border between Totsukawa and Shimokitayama in Yoshino District of Nara Prefecture.
5.8 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Ōmine, Murō-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park
148 min walk • Mount Ōmine, is a sacred mountain in Nara, Japan, famous for its three tests of courage. Officially known as Mount Sanjō, 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, Honshū, Japan.
4.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Ōtenjō, Murō-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park
108 min walk • Mount Ōtenjō is a 1,438.7 m mountain of Ōmine Mountain Range, located on the border of Kurotaki and Kawakami, Nara, Japan. This mountain is one of the Kinki 100 mountains. This mountain is on the route of Ōmine Okugakemichi.
4.4 miSE
Neighbourhood
Yoshino District, Murō-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park
111 min walk • Yoshino is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. In 2020, the district had an estimated population of 37,086 and a density of 18.05 persons per km². The total area is 2,055 km². On September 25, 2005, the villages of Ōtō and Nishiyoshino merged into the city of Gojō.