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This category contains mountains located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mountains of Okinawa prefecture . Pages in category "Mountains of Okinawa Prefecture"
The following is a list of the mountains and hills of Japan, ordered by height. Mountains over 1000 meters Mount ... Okinawa Mount Rebun: 490.0: 1,608: Hokkaidō ...
Mount Yonaha (与那覇岳, Yonaha-dake), also known as Mount Yunaha (ユナハダキ, Yunaha-daki) in Okinawan, [1] is a mountain in Kunigami on the main island of Okinawa in Okinawa Prefecture. It has an elevation of 503 m (1,650 ft), but Yonaha-dake triangulation station is located at the next peak of elevation of 498 m (1,634 ft).
The mountain rises 172.2 m (565.0 ft) on Iejima to the northwest of Okinawa Island and is the highest point on the island. [2] [3] Mount Gusuku is considered a symbol of Iejima due to its distinctive conical shape. The mountain sits on the eastern side of the island and is clearly visible from the main island of Okinawa and the East China Sea.
Place Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref. Sefa-utaki 斎場御嶽 Sefa-utaki: Nanjō: also an Historic Site; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu [5
At 525.5 metres (1,724 ft) above sea level, Mount Omoto is the tallest mountain in Okinawa Prefecture. It is located on the island of Ishigaki, near the center of the Omoto Mountain Range, which runs east to west along the northern coast of the island. Geologically, it is formed by granite from the Neogene Period.
Mount Ishikawa (石川岳, Ishikawa dake, Okinawan: Ishichā-daki) is a mountain in Uruma City, Okinawa. It is the highest point in the city, standing at 204 metres (669 ft). [1] The former city of Ishikawa was named after this mountain and the nearby Ishikawa River. There are hiking trails to the summit, although some have become overgrown.
Selections of celebrated mountains have been produced since the Edo period. Tani Bunchō praised 90 mountains in 日本名山図会 (A collection of maps and pictures of famous Japanese mountains), but among these were included such small mountains as Mount Asama in Ise, Mie, and Mount Nokogiri on the Bōsō Peninsula. Unsatisfied with this ...