Mount Sobo - Sobosan

Japanese: 祖母山 - そぼさん
Mount Sobo - Sobosan

A mountain towering over the western border between Oita and Miyazaki prefectures. It is the main peak of the Kyushu mountain range and has a beautiful pyramidal shape. It is 1,756 meters above sea level. It is part of Sobokatamuki Quasi-National Park. It is so named because it enshrines Toyotamahime, the imperial grandmother of Emperor Jimmu. The base of the mountain is the Chichibu Mesozoic and Paleozoic layers, which are mainly composed of Neogene Sobo volcanic rocks, with some granite intrusions and tin ore. At an elevation of 1,100 to 1,200 meters, the upper part is covered with broadleaf trees, mainly beech, and the lower part is rich in conifers such as fir, hemlock, and red pine, and is home to dormice, flying squirrels, and Japanese serows (a special natural monument). The splendor of the autumn foliage and the view was introduced by the Englishman Walter Weston, who climbed the mountain in 1890 (Meiji 23), but it has not yet become widely known. It takes four hours on foot from the Kobaru trailhead to the summit.

[Shunichi Kaneko]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

大分・宮崎県境西部にそびえる山。九州山地の主峰で、ピラミッド形の美しい山容を示す。標高1756メートル。祖母傾国定公園(そぼかたむきこくていこうえん)に含まれる。神武(じんむ)天皇の皇祖母(豊玉姫(とよたまひめ))を祀(まつ)ることからこの名がある。基底は秩父中・古生層で、新第三紀の祖母火山岩が主体を構成し、一部に花崗(かこう)岩の貫入があって、錫(すず)鉱を含む。標高1100~1200メートルを境に、上部はブナを主とする広葉樹、下部はモミ、ツガ、アカマツなどの針葉樹がよく繁茂し、ヤマネ、ムササビ、ニホンカモシカ(特別天然記念物)などが生息している。紅葉と展望のすばらしいことは、1890年(明治23)に登ったイギリス人ウォルター・ウェストンによって紹介されたが、まだあまり俗化していない。神原(こうばる)登山口から山頂まで徒歩4時間。

[兼子俊一]

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