Mount Kinka

Japanese: 金華山 - きんかざん

Kinkasan Island belongs to Oshika Town, Oshika District, Miyagi Prefecture (now Ishinomaki City), and lies to the southeast of the Oshika Peninsula, separated by the Kinkasan Strait. Its area is 9.92 ^km2 . Its highest point is Kinkasan (444m). It is made up of hanakou rocks, with sea cliffs developing along the coast. The entire mountain is covered with black pine trees, and is inhabited by deer and monkeys. It is said to have produced the gold donated in 749, and it appears as Kinkasan in "Oku no Hosomichi." On the western foot of Kinkasan is Koganeyama Shrine, an ancient shrine listed in the Engishiki, and a lighthouse at Awabiarezaki. Offshore is one of the country's leading fishing grounds. There are regular ferry services from Ayukawa and Onagawa, making it a popular tourist destination.
→ Related topics Ishinomaki [city] | Oshika [town] | Oshika Peninsula | Minamisanriku Kinkazan Quasi-National Park | Miyagi [prefecture]

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Japanese:

宮城県牡鹿郡牡鹿町（現・石巻市）に属し，牡鹿半島の南東に金華山瀬戸を隔てて浮かぶ島。面積9.92km²。最高点は金華山（444m）。花コウ岩からなり海岸に海食崖が発達，全山クロマツにおおわれ，シカ，サルが生息。749年貢献された黄金を産した山とされ，《おくの細道》にも金花山とみえる。金華山西麓に延喜式内古社の黄金山神社，鮑荒(あわびあれ)崎に灯台がある。沖合は全国有数の漁場。鮎川，女川(おながわ)から定期船便があり観光地としてにぎわう。
→関連項目石巻［市］｜牡鹿［町］｜牡鹿半島｜南三陸金華山国定公園｜宮城［県］

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