Mount Emei (Japan) - Gabisan

…After World War II, the area temporarily declined, but factories such as Takeda Pharmaceutical and Nippon Steel moved into the former site of the naval arsenal, and a large housing complex was built. The Murozumi Peninsula is included in the Setonaikai National Park, and Mount Gabi (117m), made of Ryoke metamorphic rock, has beautiful forests. The ancient Fugenji temple on the northern foot of the mountain houses the Fugen Bodhisattva, which was salvaged from the sea, and the Fugen Festival, held in early summer, is well-known. …

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…第2次大戦後一時衰退したが，海軍工廠跡地に武田薬品，新日本製鉄などの工場が進出し，大規模な住宅団地ができた。室積半島は瀬戸内海国立公園に含まれ，領家変成岩からなる峨嵋（がび）山(117m)は樹林(天)も美しい。同山北麓にある古刹普賢寺は海中より引き揚げられたという普賢菩薩を安置し，初夏の普賢祭は著名。…

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