Daisen
Daisen is a quarter in Daisen, Saihaku district, Tottori and has an elevation of 1,022 metres. Daisen is situated nearby to the locality 1st station, as well as near 2nd station.Places of Interest
Highlights include Daisen-ji and Ōgamiyama Shrine.
Daisen-ji
Buddhist temple
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Daisen-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the town of Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism, and its honzon is a statue of Jizo Bosatsu.The temple is built on the slopes of Daisen.
Ōgamiyama Shrine
Shinto shrine
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Ōgamiyama Jinja is a Shinto shrine, in Daisen, Tottori, Japan. A number of its structures have been designated Important Cultural Properties.
Mount Daisen
Peak
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Mount Daisen is a dormant stratovolcano in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It has an elevation of 1,729 m. This mountain is the highest in the Chūgoku region, and the most important volcano on the Daisen volcanic belt, which is a part of the Southwestern Honshu volcanic arc, where the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting under the Amurian Plate. Mount Daisen is situated 3 km southeast of Daisen.
Daisen
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Daisen, Saihaku district, Tottori, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.39608° or 35° 23′ 46″ northLongitude
133.52912° or 133° 31′ 45″ eastElevation
1,022 metres (3,353 feet)Open location code
8Q7M9GWH+CJOpenStreetMap ID
node 8630593399OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
1864427
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In Other Languages
“Daisen” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “だいせん”
- Japanese: “大山”
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