Izushiyama

A mountain in western Ehime Prefecture. Its peak is on the border between Ozu City and Yawatahama City. It is 812 meters above sea level. At the peak is Kinzan Shusseki-ji Temple, a special head temple of the Omuro school of Shingon Buddhism. The mountainous area is made up of the Sanbagawa metamorphic rock formations that are widely distributed south of the Median Tectonic Line, and copper has been produced on the northwestern slope of Mount Izushi since ancient times, so it was also called Kinzan. It is included in the Setonaikai National Park and is a prefecturally designated Place of Scenic Beauty. The trailheads are Iyo-Izushi Station and Yawatahama Station on the JR Yosan Line, and there are also bus services available. From the peak, there is a wonderful view of the Ozu Basin and Nagahama area.

[Kazuo Fukaishi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

愛媛県西部にある山。大洲(おおず)市、八幡浜(やわたはま)市の境界線上に山頂がある。標高812メートル。頂上に真言宗御室(おむろ)派別格本山の金山出石寺(きんざんしゅっせきじ)がある。山地一帯は、中央構造線以南に広く分布する三波川(さんばがわ)変成岩層からなり、出石山北西斜面には古くから銅が産出し、金山ともよばれた。瀬戸内海国立公園に含まれ、県指定名勝である。JR予讃(よさん)線伊予出石駅、八幡浜駅が登山口で、バスの便もある。山頂からは大洲盆地、長浜方面の眺望がすばらしい。

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