Coordinates: 30°20′34.001″N 130°29′33.000″E / 30.34277806°N 130.49250000°E / 30.34277806; 130.49250000

Mount Nagata (Japan)

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Mount Nagata
File:永田岳.jpg
Mount Nagata seen from Mount Miyanoura
Highest point
Elevation1,886 m (6,188 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates30°20′34.001″N 130°29′33.000″E / 30.34277806°N 130.49250000°E / 30.34277806; 130.49250000
Naming
Native name永田岳 (Japanese)
Geography
Map
LocationKagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Mount Nagata (永田岳, Nagata-dake) is a mountain on the island of Yakushima in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. At an altitude of 1,886 m (6,188 ft), it is the second highest peak of Yakushima and the Kyushu region after Mount Miyanoura.[1] Inō Tadataka's map of Yakushima refers to Mt. Nagata as Mt. Gongen (権現岳, gongen-dake) [2] Locals have traditionally made biannual pilgrimages to the summit of Mt. Nagata in the fall and spring.[3][4] In 1722 a hokora (a type of miniature Shinto shrine) was constructed on the mountain's summit.[3] In the 1480s, the Buddist priest Nichizō Shōnin retreated to a cave atop Mt. Nagata where he recited the Lotus Sutra for seven days.[4] Since then, the native kami of the Shinto religion, Hikohohodemi no Mikoto, has been venerated as a manifestation of the Buddhist mountain deity Ippon Hoju Daigongen.[4] This fusion of an indigenous Shinto deity with an introduced Buddhist deity is an example of Shinbutsu-shūgō.

File:Panorama of Mount Nagata from Mount Miyanoura.jpg
Panorama from Mount Miyanoura with Mount Nagata slightly left of center

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "永田岳(奥岳)標高1,886m | 屋久島の山岳・景勝地【公式】屋久島観光協会". 屋久島観光協会 (in 日本語). Yakushima Tourism Association. 28 February 2024.
  2. "大隅国馭謨郡屋久嶋沿海全圖". rmda.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp. Kyoto University.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "永田集落について岳参り". nagata-umigame.com (in 日本語). Nagata Sea Turtle Liaison Council (永田ウミガメ連絡協議会). Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Takemairi Mountain Pilgrimages" (PDF). www.mlit.go.jp. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

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