Mount Houou

Japanese: 鳳凰山 - ほうおうさん

A mountain in the northern part of the Akaishi Mountains in western Yamanashi Prefecture. It consists of three mountains: Jizogatake (2,764m), Kannongatake (2,841m), and Yakushidake (2,780m). The summit is made of hornblende biotite granite, but is severely weathered. At the summit of Jizogatake there is an independent rock peak with a relative height of about 60m. The mountain's majestic appearance as seen from the Kofu Basin has made it the subject of mountain worship since ancient times, and there are many Jizo statues at Sainokawara on the mountainside. There are many waterfalls, including Shojingataki Falls on the Ishiutoro River, and Minami Shojingataki, Shiraitonotaki, and Goshikigataki Falls in Dondokozawa, the upper reaches of the Kobu River. The mountain is beautifully landscaped with alpine plants, including a primeval forest of pumila.

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Japanese:

山梨県西部，赤石山脈北部にある山。地蔵ヶ岳 (2764m) ，観音ヶ岳 (2841m) ，薬師岳 (2780m) の3山から成る。山頂は角閃黒雲母花崗岩から成るが，風化が激しい。地蔵ヶ岳山頂には比高約 60mの独立岩峰がある。甲府盆地から望む山容は雄大で，古くから山岳信仰の対象となり，山腹の賽ノ河原には多くの地蔵尊がある。滝が多く石空 (いしうとろ) 川には精進ヶ滝，小武川の上流ドンドコ沢には南精進ヶ滝，白糸ノ滝，五色ヶ滝がある。ハイマツの原生林など高山植物の景観にすぐれる。

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