Mount Kinko

Japanese: 金甲山 - きんこうざん

A mountain in the eastern part of the Kojima Peninsula in southern Okayama Prefecture. It is 403m above sea level and lies on the border between Okayama City and Tamano City. Its name is said to come from the legend that a golden helmet was buried there. There is a TV tower on the summit, and from there you can see Lake Kojima and the reclaimed land of Kojima Bay to the north, Shodoshima and the Ieshima Islands in the distance to the east, and across the waters of the Bisan Seto Strait to Kagawa Prefecture's Gokensan, Yashima, and Goshikidai. On the northern foot of the mountain are Nuzukayama and Kinkoyama Onsen. The area from Kinkoyama to Kaigarayama is collectively known as Kounandai, and belongs to the Setonaikai National Park. A driveway leads to the summit.

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Japanese:

岡山県南部，児島半島東部の山。標高 403m。岡山市と玉野市との境界にある。山名の由来は金のかぶとを埋めたという伝説に基づくといわれる。山頂にはテレビ塔があり，北は児島湖と児島湾干拓地，東は遠く小豆島や家島諸島，南は備讃瀬戸の海面を越えて，香川県の五剣山，屋島，五色台を望むことができる。北麓に怒塚山・金甲山温泉がある。金甲山から貝殻山にかけての一帯は光南台と総称され，瀬戸内海国立公園に属する。山頂までドライブウェーが通じる。

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