Mount Shiro

Mount Shiro is a peak in , and has an elevation of 513 metres. Mount Shiro is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near .
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 513 metres
  • Description: mountain in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan; geonames ID = 9633340
  • Also known as: “Shiro Yama”, “Tsubao Castle”, and “Tsubao Earthwork”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shōryaku-ji and Nara prefecture heliport.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Degueulasse, CC BY 3.0.
is a Shingon temple in the southeast of Nara, Japan. Founded in 992, it is the head temple of the Bodaisen Shingon sect. The temple is considered the birthplace of modern methods of refined sake production.

Heliport
Photo: あきはゆうぐれ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Misakubo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Enshō-ji, also known as Yamamura Palace, is a Buddhist temple complex in Nara founded by Queen Bunchi, daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo, in 1656. Together with and , it is considered one of the Three Yamato Monzeki, or imperial temples, belonging to the school of Rinzai Zen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ganriincho.

Neighborhood
Photo: m-louis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a neighborhood.

Mount Shiro

Latitude
34.63878° or 34° 38′ 20″ north
Longitude
135.88707° or 135° 53′ 14″ east
Elevation
513 metres (1,683 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QJVQP+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9919547389
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
9633340
Wiki­data ID
Q31510887
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Satellite Map

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

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Mount Shiro” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shiro Yama”
  • French: “mont Shiro”
  • French: “Mont Shiro”
  • Japanese: “城山 (奈良市)”
  • Japanese: “城山”
  • Japanese: “椿尾城”
  • Japanese: “椿尾塁”
  • Russian: “Сирояма (Нара, Нара)”
  • Russian: “Цубао Замок”
  • Spanish: “Monte Shiro”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 国見山 and 普光院永照寺下之坊.

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