Overview
At 1,982 metres, the highest peak in western Japan. Long an object of mountain worship, with chain climbs on its face.
About this place
Mount Ishizuchi (石鎚山, Ishizuchi-san) is a 1,982-metre-high (6,503 ft) mountain on the border of Saijō and Kumakōgen, in Ehime, Japan. This mountain is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan. It is the highest mountain in Western Japan and the island of Shikoku. It is regarded as a sacred mountain. Once upon a time it was a stratovolcano with large scale magma activity. Over time the magma activity ceased and it became extinct with no eruption activities in the past 10,000 years or recent signs of eruption.
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[Ishizuchi Skyline opening hours] (April 1 to April 28) 7:00-18:00 (April 29 to May 31) 7:00-19:00 (June 1 to June 30) 7:00-20:00 (July 1 to July 10) 4:00-20:00 for the mountain-opening festival (July 11 to August 31) 7:00-20:00 (September 1 to November 30) 7:00-18:00 (December 1 to March 31) Closed to traffic
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