Mount Daisen

Mount Daisen is a dormant stratovolcano in , Japan. It has an elevation of 1,729 m. This mountain is the highest in the , 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.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,729 metres
  • Description: mountain in Tottori Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Daisen”, “Hōki Daisen”, “Hōki Fuji”, “Izumo Fuji”, and “角盤山”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ōgamiyama Shrine and Daisen-ji.

Shinto shrine
Photo: Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ōgamiyama Jinja is a Shinto shrine, in , , . A number of its structures have been designated Important Cultural Properties.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Buddhist temple located in the town of , , Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism, and its honzon is a statue of Jizo Bosatsu.

Peak
Photo: Pinqui, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Mount Daisen

Latitude
35.37119° or 35° 22′ 16″ north
Longitude
133.54317° or 133° 32′ 35″ east
Elevation
1,729 metres (5,673 feet)
Open location code
8Q7M9GCV+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1852017245
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
1864428
Wiki­data ID
Q715498
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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Daisen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Mount Daisen” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Daisen mendia”
  • Burmese: “ဒိုင်းဆန်းတောင်”
  • Catalan: “Daisen”
  • Catalan: “mont Daisen”
  • Cebuano: “Daisen”
  • Chinese: “伯耆大山”
  • Chinese: “大山”
  • Dutch: “Daisen”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل دايسين”
  • Estonian: “Daisen”
  • Estonian: “Daiseni mägi”
  • Estonian: “Daiseni vulkaan”
  • French: “Daisen”
  • French: “Fuji d’Izumo”
  • French: “Fuji de Hōki”
  • German: “Daisen”
  • Japanese: “Daisen”
  • Japanese: “だいせん”
  • Japanese: “伯耆大山”
  • Japanese: “伯耆富士”
  • Japanese: “出雲富士”
  • Japanese: “大山 (鳥取県)”
  • Japanese: “大山”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Daisen”
  • Norwegian: “Daisen”
  • Persian: “کوه دایزن”
  • Russian: “Дайсен”
  • Russian: “Идзумо Фудзи”
  • Russian: “Хоки Дайсен”
  • Russian: “Хоки Фудзи”
  • Slovenian: “Daisen”
  • Spanish: “Monte Daisen”
  • Turkish: “Daisen Dağı”
  • Western Panjabi: “ٹلہ دائیسن”
  • “nena Tawisen”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kengamine (Mt. Daisen) and Misen.

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