Mount Hiei

Mount Hiei is a mountain that lies to the northeast of in the Sakamoto district of city. It is famed for the extensive temple complex near the summit.
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  • Peak rising to 848 metres (2,782 feet)
  • Description: mountain in Kyōto, Kyōto prefefecture and Ōtsu, Shiga Prefectures, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Daihiei Mountain”
    “Eizan”
    “Hiei-sammyaku”
    “Hiei-san”
    “Hiei-zan”
    “Hieno-yama”
    “Hokurei”
    “Miyako Fuji”
    “Mt. Hiei”
    “大比叡”
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Places of Interest

Discover Enryakuji Temple, Monjuro and Kokuhōden.
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Enryaku-ji is a Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei in Ōtsu, overlooking .
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Museum
is a museum.
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Railway station
Motateyama Station is a funicular railway station…

Mount Hiei

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Latitude
35.0658° or 35° 3′ 57″ north
Longitude
135.8344° or 135° 50′ 4″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q3R8M+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6392004805
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = peak
Geo­Names ID
1862859
Wiki­data ID
Q748040

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Mount Hiei” goes by many names.
جبل هيهArabic
هيه (جبل)Arabic
Monte HieiAsturian
Hiey dağıAzerbaijani
Hiei mendiaBasque
ဟိအဲတောင်Burmese
ဟိအဲအိတောင်Burmese
Mont HieiCatalan
Hiei-zanCebuano
Hiei-zan (bukid sa Hapon, lat 35,06, long 135,83)Cebuano
北岭Chinese
北嶺Chinese
叡山Chinese
天台山Chinese
比叡山Chinese
HieiCzech
HieiDutch
Hiei-zanDutch
جبل هيهEgyptian Arabic
Monto HieiEsperanto
HieiEstonian
HieizanEstonian
HieivuoriFinnish
DaihieiFrench
Hiei-zanFrench
Mont HieiFrench
HieiGerman
Hiei-zanGerman
הר היאייHebrew
Hiei-hegyHungarian
Gunung HieiIndonesian
Monte HieiItalian
Hiei-zanJapanese
ひえいざんJapanese
北嶺Japanese
叡山Japanese
比叡山Japanese
都富士Japanese
히에이산Korean
Mont HieiLadin
Mons HieusLatin
Palandey na HieiPangasinan
کوه هیئیPersian
HieiPolish
Hiei (góra)Polish
HieiRomanian
Мияко ФудзиRussian
ХиэйRussian
Хиэй-дзанRussian
ХокурэйRussian
Эй-дзанRussian
Monte HieiSpanish
hieiTurkish
Hiei DağıTurkish
Hiei-zanTurkish
Гора ХієйUkrainian
Monte HieiVenetian
Núi HieiVietnamese
Tỉ Duệ sơnVietnamese
比叡山Wu Chinese
比叡山Yue Chinese

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