Mount Shakka
Mount Shaka is a mountain in the Ōmine Mountains in Japan. It marks part of the border between Totsukawa and Shimokitayama in Yoshino District of Nara Prefecture.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,799 metres
- Description: mountain in Nara Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Mount Shaka”, “Shakaga Dake”, “Shakaga-dake”, “Shakaga-take”, and “Tempōrin”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shimokitayama and Kamikitayama.
Shimokitayama
Village
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Shimokitayama is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2025, the village had an estimated population of 678 and a population density of 5.1 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 131.65 km2. Shimokitayama is situated 8 km southeast of Mount Shakka.
Kamikitayama
Village
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Kamikitayama is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2025, the village had an estimated population of 380 and a population density of 1.4 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 274.22 km2. Kamikitayama is situated 9 km east of Mount Shakka.
Mount Shakka
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Totsukawa, Yoshino district, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.11433° or 34° 6′ 52″ northLongitude
135.90317° or 135° 54′ 11″ eastElevation
1,799 metres (5,902 feet)Open location code
8Q6Q4W73+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 2512868953OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
1852636Wikidata ID
Q6923579
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Satellite Map
Discover Mount Shakka from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Mount Shakka” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shakaga Dake”
- Chinese: “釋迦岳”
- Dutch: “Mount Shakka”
- Dutch: “Shakaga Dake”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت شاكا”
- French: “mont Shakka”
- French: “Mont Shakka”
- Japanese: “Shakagadake”
- Japanese: “釈迦ヶ岳”
- Ladin: “Mont Shakka”
- Russian: “Сякага Дакэ”
- Slovenian: “Šaka”
- Slovenian: “Shaka”
- Spanish: “Monte Shakka”
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