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...The mountain's name is said to come from the fact that Sakuramachi Chunagon Kagekatsu (also known as Yokochi Shogen Kagenobu), a vassal of the Odawara Hojo clan, built a lookout point on the summit in preparation for the Koshu forces. The summit offers an excellent view, and is located on the ridge known as Ura Takao, which runs from Mount Takao through Kobotoke Pass to Mount Jinba, making it a good hiking course in the Tokyo area. [Tokuhisa Kyūo]...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ura Takao" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…山名は小田原北条氏の家臣桜町中納言景勝(横地将監景信ともいう)が甲州勢に備えて山頂に遠見場を設けたことによると伝える。山頂は眺望にすぐれ，高尾山から小仏峠をへて陣馬山に連なる通称裏高尾の尾根筋にあり，東京近郊の好ハイキングコースとなっている。【徳久 球雄】。…

※「裏高尾」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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