Mount Nantai

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Mount Nantai is a prominent stratovolcano in Japan known as a sacred mountain of Shinto and a scenic landmark near Lake Chūzenji in Nikkō.

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Mount Nantai canonical 6

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
sacred mountain
stratovolcano
associatedWith Ryōbu Shintō syncretism
climbingAccess via Futarasan Shrine
linked to: Futarasan Shrine
consideredAs shintaizan
country Japan
culturalSignificance important center of mountain worship in Nikkō
dominatesLandscapeOf Nikkō region
linked to: North Kantō
elevation 2486 m
8158 ft
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasClimbingSeason summer
hasJapaneseName 男体山
hasParentPeak Mount Nikkō-Shirane
linked to: Mount Nikko-Shirane
hasProminence approximately 1230 m
hasSacredStatus sacred to Shinto
hasSummitShrine Okumiya of Futarasan Shrine
linked to: Futarasan Shrine
hasTrailhead Futarasan Shrine precincts
linked to: Futarasan Shrine
hasViewOf Lake Chūzenji basin
linked to: Lake Chūzenji

Nikkō mountains
linked to: Nikko
isIconOf Nikkō
linked to: Nikko
isScenicLandmarkOf Lake Chūzenji area
isVolcanicallyActive yes
lastEruption circa 7th–8th century CE
listedIn 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
locatedIn Honshu
Nikkō
linked to: Nikko

Nikkō National Park
Tochigi Prefecture NERFINISHED
meaningOfName male body mountain
mountainRange Nikkō Mountains
linked to: Nikko
near Lake Chūzenji
Nikkō Futarasan Shrine
Nikkō Tōshō-gū
overlooks Lake Chūzenji
Senjōgahara Marshland
partOf Nikkō volcanic group
protectedArea Nikkō National Park
region Kantō region
religion Shinto
romanization Nantai-san
tourismActivity hiking
pilgrimage
sightseeing
volcanoType stratovolcano
worshippedAt Futarasan Shrine

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kantō region containsVolcano Mount Nantai
Nikko hasMountain Mount Nantai
Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan hasMountain Mount Nantai
Mount Tsukuba hasPeak Mount Nantai
Nikkō National Park contains Mount Nantai