Mount Kasagi
Mount Kasagi is a 289-meter mountain located in the town of Kasagi, Soraku District, Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai area of Japan. The mountain is known for its many oddly shaped rocks and as a battlefield during the wars of the Kenmu Restoration at the end of the Kamakura period.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 269 metres
- Description: mountain in Kyōto Prefecture
- Also known as: “gora Kasagi”, “Kasagi-yama”, “Kasagiyama”, “Mountain Kasagi”, and “笠置山自然公園”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Kasagi-dera Temple and Kasagi Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kasagi and Minamiyamashiro.
Minamiyamashiro
Village
Mount Kasagi
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Kasagi Chō, Sōraku, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.75467° or 34° 45′ 17″ north
Longitude
135.94228° or 135° 56′ 32″ east
Elevation
269 metres (883 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QQW3R+VW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Slovenian—“Mount Kasagi” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ခဆဂိတောင်”
- Cebuano: “Kasagi Yama”
- Dutch: “Kasagiyama”
- French: “Kasagiyama”
- Japanese: “笠置山”
- Ladin: “Kasagiyama”
- Marathi: “कसगी पर्वत”
- Persian: “کوه کاساگی”
- Slovenian: “Kasagijama”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Kasagi and Kiriyama.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: 後醍醐天皇行在所跡 and 笠置山境界.
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