Mount Takamado

Japanese: 高円山 - たかまどやま
Mount Takamado

A mountain located east of Nara city. It is 432 meters above sea level. It is a granite mountain covered with scrub forest, and the Takamadoyama Driveway leads to the summit. The summit offers an excellent view. It is often mentioned in the Manyoshu, and it is said to be the site of Emperor Shomu's detached palace, Onoenomiya. On the middle slope on the west side is Takamadoyama Byakugoji Temple, a Shingon Ritsu temple known for its five-colored camellias and bush clovers.

[Ichiro Kikuchi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

奈良市街地の東にある山。標高432メートル。雑木林に覆われる花崗(かこう)岩類の山で、高円山ドライブウェーが山頂まで通じる。頂上は展望に優れる。『万葉集』に多く詠まれており、聖武(しょうむ)天皇の離宮尾上宮(おのうえのみや)があった所と伝えられる。西側中腹に五色椿(つばき)と萩(はぎ)で知られる真言(しんごん)律宗の高円山白毫寺(びゃくごうじ)がある。

[菊地一郎]

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