Kinome Mountains - Kinomesanchi

…It is made up of the former Echizen and Wakasa provinces, and is called the "gateway to Hokuriku" because it is located between Kinai and Hokuriku. The climatic boundary is the Kinome mountain range to the east of Tsuruga City, and the former Echizen province north of the Kinome mountain range is traditionally called Reihoku, and the former Wakasa province south of the Kinome mountain range is traditionally called Reinan. Although the Tsuruga region belongs to Echizen, it belongs to Reinan climatically. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the Kinome Mountains is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…かつての越前･若狭両国からなり，畿内と北陸を結ぶ位置を占めるため〈北陸の玄関〉と呼ばれる。風土上の境界は敦賀市東方の木ノ芽山地にあり，この木ノ芽山地以北の旧越前国を嶺北（れいほく），以南の旧若狭国を嶺南（れいなん）と呼びならわしている。ただし敦賀地方は越前に属するが，風土上は嶺南に属する。…

※「木ノ芽山地」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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