Mount Kagikake - Mount Kagikake

...Stretching 8km east to west and 4km north to south, it has 12 front views and 8 back views, including Tsutenmado, Kountei, Kinbyobu, Rosindo, Sekimon, and Shibocho, and has long been known as one of the most beautiful views in the country. It was named Kagikakeyama after Emperor Ojin climbed it using a hook, and later became Kamikakeyama, and in the Meiji period, the name was corrupted to its current name. In 1963, a 917m-long ropeway was completed, and later a driveway was also built. ...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…東西8km，南北4kmにわたって通天窓，紅雲亭，錦屛風，老杉洞，石門，四望頂などの表十二景と裏八景があり，天下の絶景として古くから知られる。応神天皇が鉤（かぎ）をかけて登ったのでかぎかけ山と名付け，のち神懸山，明治になって現名に転訛したという。1963年には全長917mのロープウェーが完成，後にドライブウェーもできた。…

※「かぎかけ山」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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