Kasagi Mountains - Kasagisanchi

A mountain range on the border between Kyoto, Mie, and Nara prefectures. It is a low tectonic plateau with an elevation of around 500 meters, with a north-south axis, and is also called the Yamato Plateau in the south, as it has little relief and is a plateau-like area. The Kizu River flows from east to west in the north, and the valleys of the Hase River and Uda River form the border with the Takami Mountains in the south. The western edge facing the Nara Basin has many mountains rich in historical sites, such as Mt. Wakakusa (Mt. Mikasa) and Mt. Miwa. Part of it is included in Yamato-Aogaki Quasi-National Park. In a broader sense, it includes the Shigaraki Mountains north of the Kizu River on the Shiga Prefecture side.

[Takeo Oda]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

京都、三重、奈良の府県境にある山地。南北方向に隆起軸をもつ標高500メートル内外の低い地塁性山地で、起伏が少なく高原状を呈するので、南部は大和(やまと)高原ともよばれる。北は木津(きづ)川が東から西に流れ、南は初瀬(はせ)川と宇陀(うだ)川の谷によって、高見山地と境する。また奈良盆地に臨む西端部には、若草山（三笠山）、三輪(みわ)山などの史跡に富む山が多い。一部は大和青垣国定公園に含まれる。広義には、木津川以北、滋賀県側の信楽山地を含む。

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