Mount Higashi-Hōbenzan
東鳳翩山
Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi / Hagi, Yamaguchi · Elevation 734 m
Mount Higashi-Hōbenzan (734.2 m) straddles Yamaguchi City and Hagi City in Yamaguchi Prefecture and is the leading peak of the Nagato Mountains. Nicknamed "Yoshiki Fuji" for its graceful cone, it is a symbol of Yamaguchi City and one of the New Hundred Famous Mountains of Japan, offering a 360° panorama from its summit. The popular Futatsudō route on the Yamaguchi side climbs from above Ichinosaka Dam in roughly an hour and a half.
Mount Higashi-Hōbenzan at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Sun, November 8: clear, gusts up to 6 m/s. Fri, Nov 6: strong wind (gusts up to 16 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Mount Higashi-Hōben via the Futatsudō Course: about 3 h 52 min, 6.7 km, about 600 m of climbing.
Mount Higashi-Hōbenzan weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:35, sunset 17:21
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 19 | 13 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mount Higashi-Hōbenzan hiking routes
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Lists that include Mount Higashi-Hōbenzan
New Japan 100 Famous Mountains · Chugoku 100 Famous Mountains · Yamaguchi Prefecture 100 Famous Mountains · 1000 Mountains of Japan
Mount Higashi-Hōbenzan facts
- Elevation
- 734 m
- Location
- Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi / Hagi, Yamaguchi
34.221952, 131.442854 - Website
- yamaguchi-tourism.jp
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org