Oki's Ears - Oki's Ears

...A mountain in the middle of the Mikuni Mountains that forms the border between Niigata and Gunma prefectures. The mountain has two peaks, Toma-no-mimi (1,963m) and Oki-no-mimi (1,960m), and is also called "Mimi-two" (two ears) because they resemble cat ears when viewed from afar. It is located at the point where the ridge that forms the Joetsu border, which stretches almost south from Shimizu Pass (1,448m), turns at a right angle and heads west.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Oki's ears" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…新潟と群馬の県境をなす三国山脈中部にある山。山頂はトマの耳(1963m)とオキの耳(1960m)の2峰に分かれ，遠望するとネコの耳の形に似ていることから〈耳二ツ〉とも呼ばれる。清水峠(1448m)からほぼ南にのびてきた上越国境をなす稜線が，直角に向きを変えて西に転ずる場所に位置する。…

※「オキの耳」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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