Mount Wakakusa

Mount Wakakusa, also known as Mount Mikasa, is a 342-metre-high hill located to the east of in the city of Nara, , . The mountain's name literally means "young grass".
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  • Peak rising to 342 metres (1,122 feet)
  • Description: mountain in Nara Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Mount Mikasa”
    “Mt. Wakakusa”
    “Wakakusa Yama”
    “三笠山”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Uguisuzuka Kofun and Tōdai-ji.
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is a Kofun period burial mound…
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is a complex that was once…
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is a public park located in the city of Nara, , at the foot of Mount Wakakusa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ganriincho and Seika-cho.
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is a neighborhood.
Seika is a town located in , , Japan. is situated 10 km northwest of Mount Wakakusa.

Mount Wakakusa

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Latitude
34.69117° or 34° 41′ 28″ north
Longitude
135.85427° or 135° 51′ 15″ east
Open location code
8Q6QMVR3+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1427600061
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
9633980
Wiki­data ID
Q2428328

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Venetian—“Mount Wakakusa” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဝခခုဆတောင်”
  • Cebuano: “Wakakusa Yama”
  • Chinese: “若草山”
  • Dutch: “Wakakusa Yama”
  • Dutch: “Wakakusa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت واكاكوسا”
  • Esperanto: “Monto Ŭakakusa”
  • French: “Mikasa-yama”
  • French: “mont Mikasa”
  • French: “mont Wakakusa”
  • French: “Mont Wakakusa”
  • French: “Wakakusa-yama”
  • Indonesian: “Gunung Wakakusa”
  • Italian: “Monte Wakakusa”
  • Japanese: “Wakakusa-yama”
  • Japanese: “わかくさやま”
  • Japanese: “若草山”
  • Korean: “와카쿠사산”
  • Ladin: “Mont Wakakusa”
  • Literary Chinese: “若草山”
  • Malay: “Gunung Wakakusa”
  • Persian: “کوه واکاکوسا”
  • Romanian: “muntele Wakakusa”
  • Russian: “Вакакуса”
  • Russian: “Микаса”
  • Slovenian: “gora Vakasuka”
  • Spanish: “Monte Wakakusa”
  • Thai: “ภูเขามิกาซะ”
  • Thai: “ภูเขาวากากูซะ”
  • Venetian: “Monte Wakakusa”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Zoshicho and Kawakamicho.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 鎌研交番所（公園保安巡視員詰所） and Tsukihitei.

Nara: Highlights

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