Mount Uki

Japanese: 浮岳 - うきだけ
Mount Uki

...The northern part is on the southwestern slope of the Sefuri Mountains, and the southern part is a mountain village that occupies the northern edge of the Tianshan mountain range. The rivers flowing through the mountains join together to form the Tamashima River, which flows west and enters Hamatama Town. On the ridge of Ukidake (Yoshii Mountain, 805m) on the border with Fukuoka Prefecture, there are Shiraki Pass and Arakawa Pass, which have long been passes connecting Hizen and Chikuzen.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ukidake" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…北部は脊振山地の南西斜面,南部は天山山系の北縁を占める山村で,山間を流れる諸河川は合して玉島川となり,西流して浜玉町に入る。福岡県境にある浮岳(吉井山。805m)の稜線上には白木峠,荒川峠などがあり,古くから肥前と筑前とを結ぶ峠であった。…

※「浮岳」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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