is a 1135.5 m mountain on the border of Yabu

Yabu, Hyogo

is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.The city was formed on April 1, 2004 from the merger of all four towns of the former Yabu District: Sekinomiya, Oya, Yabu , and Yoka.-External links:*...

 and Kami, Mikata

Mikata District, Hyogo

Mikata is a district located in Hyōgo, Japan.As of the April 1, 2005 merger , the district has an estimated population of 40,084 and a density of 66 persons per km²...

, Hyogo, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. This mountain is one of Hyōgo 50, and a part of Hyonosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park. The other name of this mountain is Mount Ishihara.

Outline

Mount Myōken is a mountain on the eastern edge of the Chūgoku Mountains. Nikkōin temple is located at the base of the mountain. Originally, the temple was halfway up the mountain,but the Haibutsu-Kishaku Order issued during the Meiji

Meiji

Meiji may refer to:* Meiji Restoration, the revolution that ushered in the Meiji period* Meiji period - the period in Japanese history when the Meiji Emperor reigned...

-era forced the move.

Route

This mountain has major two routes to the top. One is from Ishihara Bus Stop of Tantō Bus. The other is from Mount Sobu. From Ishihara Bus Stop, it takes about three hours to the top.