Kansai
Kyoto
Fushimi-ku

Mount Daigo

Mount Daigo is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 428 metres. Mount Daigo is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 428 metres
  • Description: mountain in Japan
  • Also known as: “Daigo-Daigoyama”, “Kami-Daigo”, and “Mount Kasatori”

Places of Interest

Highlights include YakushiDo and Seiryugu Haiden.

Temple
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is a temple.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine.

Buddhist temple
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Daigo-ji is a Buddhist temple located in , , . It is the head temple of the Shingon-shū Daigo-ha sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Yakushi Nyorai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamashina-ku and Uji.

Suburb
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yamashina is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line.

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is a city in Kyoto prefecture, . Two of 's historic monuments, Byōdō-in Buddhist temple and Ujigami Shinto Shrine, have been inscribed as World Heritage sites as part of "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ".

Photo: Galileo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Some of the most picturesque parts of are located in , the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkakuji, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.

Mount Daigo

Latitude
34.94693° or 34° 56′ 49″ north
Longitude
135.83863° or 135° 50′ 19″ east
Elevation
428 metres (1,404 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QWRWQ+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5743446138
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
9635309
Wiki­data ID
Q31511077
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Satellite Map

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

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Mount Daigo” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Daigo Yama”
  • Dutch: “Daigo Yama”
  • Japanese: “上醍醐”
  • Japanese: “笠取山”
  • Japanese: “醍醐山”
  • Japanese: “醍醐醍醐山”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Daigo-Daigoyama and Daigo-Minamihayamacho.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kashiwagi Inari Daimyojin and Sangaibanrei Bosatsu.

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