Mount Abura

Mount Abura is a 597 m mountain located on the border of , and Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, , . Mount Abura is the location where the Buddhist priest Seiga produced the first camellia oil from seeds made in Japan during the Nara period.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 597 metres
  • Description: Fukuoka, Japan
  • Also known as: “Abura Yama” and “Mt. Abura”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shōkaku-ji and 早良南郵便局.

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is a Rinzai temple in , Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Higashiaburayama. It is also known as Aburayama Kannon. was founded during the Nara period by Seiga, a priest who came from .

Post office
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is a post office.

Hospital
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jōnan-ku and Sawara.

Suburb
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is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, Japan. As of November 1, 2004, it had a population of 128,057 people, making up 9.2% of Fukuoka City, with an area of 16.02 km2.

Suburb
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Sawara-ku is one of the wards in Fukuoka-shi, , Kyūshū, . is situated 8 km north of Mount Abura.

Quarter
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is a park in , Fukuoka, and a registered Place of Scenic Beauty. is situated 8 km north of Mount Abura.

Mount Abura

Latitude
33.51204° or 33° 30′ 43″ north
Longitude
130.3645° or 130° 21′ 52″ east
Elevation
597 metres (1,959 feet)
Open location code
8Q5GG967+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6735486314
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
9888304
Wiki­data ID
Q11554344
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Slovenian—“Mount Abura” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Mount Abura”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت ابورا”
  • French: “Mont Abura”
  • French: “mont Aburayama”
  • Japanese: “あぶらやま”
  • Japanese: “油山”
  • Ladin: “Mont Abura”
  • Slovenian: “gora Abura”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Uchino and Higashiirube.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include もみじ谷 and 絹糸の滝.

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