Kunimi Mountains - Kunimisanchi

Japanese: 国見山地 - くにみさんち
Kunimi Mountains - Kunimisanchi

A mountain range that runs almost east to west on the border between Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures. The main peaks, Mt. Ozeki (902m), Mt. Kunimi (969m), Mt. Miyanoo (877m), and Manegahira (893m), are lined up from east to west, and it is the western end of the southern Kyushu mountain range that forms the border between Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures. It forms the watershed of the Kuma River, Minamata River, Komenotsu River, and Sendai River, and is also called the Hisatsu Mountains. Geologically, it is made up of Neogene volcanic rocks (mainly pyroxene andesite), and none of the mountains are steep, and the mountain range as a whole has a fairly large flat surface at an altitude of around 600 to 700 meters. Because this mountain range comes close to the Yatsushiro Sea, it has been known since ancient times as a difficult place to travel; Tsunagitaro Pass (one of the Santaro Passes) on the Satsuma Kaido, Kamemine Pass on the Satsuma Ura Kaido, and Kusana Pass on the Oguchi Road are often written about in poetry because of the difficulty of crossing them and the beautiful views.

[Yamaguchi Morito]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

熊本・鹿児島両県境をほぼ東西に走る山地。主峰である大関(おおぜき)山(902メートル)、国見山(969メートル)、宮ノ尾山(877メートル)、間根ヶ平(まねがひら)(893メートル)などが東西に並び、熊本・鹿児島両県の境界地帯をなす九州山地南部の西端で、球磨(くま)川、水俣(みなまた)川、米ノ津(こめのつ)川、川内(せんだい)川などの分水界をなし、肥薩山地(ひさつさんち)ともよばれる。地質的には新第三紀系の火山岩(おもに輝石安山岩)からなり、いずれの山容も険しくなく、山地全体としては標高600~700メートル前後にかなりの広さの平坦(へいたん)面を有する。この山地が八代海(やつしろかい)に急迫していることから、古来より交通の難所として知られ、薩摩(さつま)街道の津奈木太郎峠(つなぎたろうとうげ)(三太郎越(ごえ)の一つ)、薩摩裏街道の亀嶺峠(きれいとうげ)、大口道の久七峠などは、峠越えの辛さと眺望のよさゆえに、よく詩歌に詠まれている。

[山口守人]

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