Mount Bizan

Japanese: 眉山 - びざん

An isolated mountain in Tokushima City. It is 290m above sea level. In the Man'yoshu, it is written, "A mountain of Awa that looks like an eyebrow in the clouds," and the name Bizan is derived from this. In ancient times, it was worshipped as a sacred mountain, and in folklore, it was a mountain that welcomed the gods. It later became a defensive mountain for the castle town, but now the summit is an observation point, and there are promenades, driveways, and ropeways leading to the summit, which is Bizan Park. It is a famous cherry blossom spot, and Yakushiji Kasuga Shrine is located on the northeastern foot of the mountain, and Chikurin-in Temple is located on the southern foot of the mountain. There is a pagoda in the memorial tower for the dead of World War II, and the Moraes Museum, which displays the belongings of Moraes, who, like Lafcadio Hearn, introduced Japanese culture to the world.

Mt. Bizan

A parasitic volcano (parasitic volcano) located on the east side of Mount Unzen in the center of the Shimabara Peninsula in the southeastern part of Nagasaki Prefecture. It is also called "Bizan". It belongs to Shimabara City. Its elevation is 819m. The mountain is divided into Tenguyama and Shichimenyama. In the 4th year of the Kansei era (1792), an earthquake caused Tenguyama to collapse (→ Collapse of Mount Bizan on Mount Unzen), burying the southern part of Shimabara Castle Town and creating Kujukushima in the sea. It also caused damage in Higo on the opposite shore, and many lives were lost on both sides. This incident is known as "Shimabara disaster, Higo nuisance" and is passed down through the generations. It belongs to Unzen-Amakusa National Park.

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Japanese:

徳島市にある孤立した山。標高 290m。万葉集に「眉のごと雲居に見ゆる阿波の山」とあり，眉山の名はこれにちなむ。古くは聖なる山として信仰され，民俗学的に神迎えの山であった。次いで城下町の防御の山ともなったが，現在，山頂は展望地で，遊歩道，ドライブウェー，ロープウェーが通じ，眉山公園となっている。桜の名所で，北東麓に薬師寺春日神社，南麓に竹林院がある。第2次世界大戦戦没者慰霊塔のパゴダや小泉八雲と並ぶ日本文化の紹介者モラエスの遺品を展示したモラエス館がある。

眉山
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長崎県南東部，島原半島中部，雲仙岳の東側にある側火山（寄生火山）。「びざん」ともいう。島原市に属する。標高 819m。山頂は天狗山と七面山とに分かれる。寛政4（1792）年の地震で天狗山が崩壊し（→雲仙岳眉山崩壊），島原城下町の南部地区を埋め，海中に九十九島をつくり，対岸の肥後にも津波による被害が及び双方で多くの人命が奪われた。これを称して「島原大変，肥後迷惑」といい，語り伝えられている。雲仙天草国立公園に属する。

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