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Mt. Tsurugi
The sacred mountain that represent West Japan surrounded by the natural wonders.
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Mt. Tsurugi is called “the ridge of Shikoku Island” and is the highest peak in Tokushima. It has an elevation of 1,955 m and the second highest mountain in West Japan. The name comes from a legend that in ancient times then Emperor Antoku hid a sword (“tsurugi”) in the mountain. It is a sacred mountain and used to be closed to women until the early Showa Period. Now, the lift will bring you near the mountaintop, it is just one-hour trip to the summit though, you can feel the vast nature and mysterious sacred power of the mountain.
Address
Mt. Tsurugi
Naka, Naka-gun, Tokushima
Access from major landmarks
Tokushima station - Mt. Tsurugi
From Tokushima station to Awa-Ikeda Station
One hundred nineteen minutes (via JR Limited Express Tsurugisan)
From Awa-Ikeda Station to Oboke Station
Twenty-nine minutes
From Oboke Station to Kubo bus stop
Seventy minutes (via bus)
From Kubo bus stop to Minokoshi bus stop
Fifty minutes (via bus)
In front of Minakoshi bus stop to Mt. Tsurugi
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