Gongen Yama
Gongen Yama is a peak in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto and has an elevation of 259 metres. Gongen Yama is situated nearby to the neighborhood Oshima 9-chome, as well as near the quarter Nishimatsuomachi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Kinbō and Chihen-ji.
Mount Kinbō
Peak
Photo: MK Products, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Kinbō or Mount Kinpō is a stratovolcano in the west of Kumamoto city, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is an extinct stratovolcano and lava dome. Mount Kinbō overlooks the city of Kumamoto and is used for sightseeing and for radio and TV broadcast antennas.
Chihen-ji
Archaeological site
Chihen-ji ruins is an archeological site with the ruins of a Heian period Buddhist temple located in the Ikegami neighborhood of the city of Kumamoto, Japan. The temple no longer exists, and its ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 1997.
Unganzenji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: STA3816, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Unganzenji Temple is a Buddhist temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chūō-ku and Minami-ku.
Chūō-ku
Suburb
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Chūō-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. The ward is located in the center of the city. As of 2020, it has a population of 187,502 people and an area of 25.33 km2. Chūō-ku is situated 7 km east of Gongen Yama.
Minami-ku
Suburb
Minami-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "south ward," it is bordered by the Nishi-ku, Chūō-ku, Higashi-ku and also by the cities of Uki, Uto and the towns of Kashima, Mifune and Kōsa. Minami-ku is situated 9 km southeast of Gongen Yama.
Gongen Yama
Latitude
32.78884° or 32° 47′ 20″ northLongitude
130.63032° or 130° 37′ 49″ eastElevation
259 metres (850 feet)Open location code
8Q4GQJQJ+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 13108541865OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
11209413
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In Other Languages
“Gongen Yama” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ごんげんやま”
- Japanese: “ゴンゲンヤマ”
- Japanese: “権現山”
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