Mt. Chokai

Mt. Chokai is a 2236-m-high mountain in southern /northern . Hiking Mt. Chokai is a regular undertaking, particularly in the summer. The mountain can also be climbed in the winter.
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 2,236 metres
  • Description: volcano in Akita and Yamagata Prefectures, Japan
  • Also known as: “Chōkai Mountain”, “Chokai-san”, “Chōkai-san”, “Chokai-zan”, “Mount Chiokai”, “Mount Chokai”, “Mount Chōkai”, “Tschokai San”, “Tyōkai San”, “Tyōkaizan”, “出羽富士”, and “庄内富士”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine and Lake Chōkai.

Shinto shrine
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, also known as Chokaisan Ōmonoimi-jinja, is a Shinto shrine on Mount Chokai in , Japan. The shrine has three parts on different parts of the mountain: Fukura-kuchinomiya and Warabioka-kuchinomiya at the foot of the mountain and easier to access for visitors, and the main shrine – known as Sanchō-Gohonsha – on the mountain's summit.

Lake
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Mt. Chokai

Latitude
39.0992° or 39° 5′ 57″ north
Longitude
140.0504° or 140° 3′ 1″ east
Elevation
2,236 metres (7,336 feet)
Open location code
8RF233X2+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1344157430
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
2113002
Wiki­data ID
Q713826
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Satellite Map

Discover Mt. Chokai from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Mt. Chokai” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Monte Chōkai”
  • Bengali: “চৌকাই পর্বত”
  • Burmese: “ချောခိုင်းတောင်”
  • Catalan: “mont Chōkai”
  • Cebuano: “Chōkai-zan”
  • Chinese: “鳥海山”
  • Chinese: “鸟海山”
  • Czech: “Čókai”
  • Dutch: “Mount Chōkai”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت تشوكاى”
  • French: “Fuji de Dewai”
  • French: “Fuji de Shōnai”
  • French: “mont Chōkai”
  • French: “Mont Chōkai”
  • Indonesian: “Gunung Chōkai”
  • Japanese: “Chōkai-san”
  • Japanese: “ちょうかいさん”
  • Japanese: “鳥海山”
  • Korean: “조카이산”
  • Persian: “کوه چوکائی”
  • Persian: “کوه چوکای”
  • Persian: “کوهٔ چوکای”
  • Russian: “Тёкай”
  • Slovak: “Čókai”
  • Spanish: “Monte Chōkai”
  • Thai: “ภูเขาโจไก”
  • Turkish: “Chōkai Dağı”
  • Uzbek: “Chōkai togʻi”
  • Vietnamese: “Núi Chōkai”
  • Western Panjabi: “ٹلہ چوکائ”

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