Mount Gagyu (Hokkaido) - Gagyusan

Japanese: 臥牛山(北海道) - がぎゅうさん
Mount Gagyu (Hokkaido) - Gagyusan

...334m above sea level. A volcano that erupted into the sea, it is connected to the Kameda Peninsula by a sandbar and is also called Gagyu Mountain because it resembles a cow lying down. A fort was built on the mountain from 1899 until World War II, and entry was prohibited, so nature has been well preserved and there is a wide variety of plants.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Mount Gagyu (Hokkaido)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…標高334m。海中に噴出した火山で,亀田半島と陸繫砂州で連なり,牛が寝そべる姿に似ているため臥牛(がぎゆう)山とも呼ばれる。1899年から第2次大戦まで要塞が築かれ,立入りが禁止されていたため自然がよく残り,植物の種類も豊富である。…

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