Mount Gomadan

This mountain is located in the northeastern part of Wakayama Prefecture, on the border between the Ryujin Village area of ​​Tanabe City and Totsukawa Village, Yoshino County, Nara Prefecture. It is 1,372 meters above sea level. It was once considered the highest peak in Wakayama Prefecture, but a resurvey announced in 2000 determined that the neighboring Ryujindake (1,382 meters) to the east was the highest peak. It is the source of the Hidaka River. It is said that the mountain's name comes from the legend that Taira no Koremori, who was defeated in the Battle of Yashima, fled to this area and burned a goma fire to divine his life, but it is also named as a training ground for Shugendo (mountain asceticism) as it is a continuation of the peaks from Mount Koya and is close to Mount Omine. The southwest foot of the mountain is included in the Koya-Ryujin Quasi-National Park and is a forest park. The skyline from Mount Koya to Ryujin Onsen runs through it.

[Yoichi Koike]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

和歌山県北東部、田辺(たなべ)市龍神(りゅうじん)村地区と奈良県吉野郡十津川(とつかわ)村の境にある山。標高1372メートル。和歌山県の最高峰とされていたが、2000年（平成12）に発表された再調査の結果、東隣の龍神岳（1382メートル）が最高峰となった。日高川の源流をなす。屋島の戦いに敗れた平維盛(これもり)がこの地に逃れ、護摩をたいて身を占ったという伝説による山名といわれるが、高野山(こうやさん)から峰続きで、大峰山にも近く、修験道(しゅげんどう)の行場としての山名である。南西麓(ろく)は高野竜神国定公園に含まれ、森林公園となっている。高野山から龍神温泉へのスカイラインが通る。

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