Mount Mikuni

Overview

Mount Mikuni, at an elevation of 959 metres, straddles Takashima in Shiga Prefecture and Nantan and Sakyō-ku of Kyoto in Kyoto Prefecture. Its name, meaning "three provinces," derives from its position at the meeting point of the borders of the old provinces of Ōmi, Tamba and Yamashiro. The mountain also lies in the headwaters area of the Yura, Minami and Ado rivers.

Highlights

• ●The geographic distinction of standing where three former provincial borders—Ōmi, Tamba and Yamashiro—converge
• ●A 959-metre ridge that forms the headwaters area of the Yura, Minami and Ado rivers
• ●A contrast with a separate mountain of the same name, 776 metres high, about 5 km to the north-northwest
• ●The natural setting on the Kyoto side, designated part of the Kyoto Tamba Kōgen Quasi-National Park in 2016

History

The name "Mikuni" comes from the fact that the borders of the three former provinces of Ōmi, Tamba and Yamashiro meet at this mountain. In earlier times one of the routes known as the Saba Kaidō passed among these mountains, with the Mikuni Pass serving as a crossing point. On 25 March 2016 the Kyoto side was designated part of the Kyoto Tamba Kōgen Quasi-National Park.

Map

35.3205, 135.7936 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Confirm the location of Mount Mikuni where three provincial borders meet and the origin of the old provinces of Ōmi, Tamba and Yamashiro
2. 2Follow the mountainous terrain that forms the headwaters of the Yura, Minami and Ado rivers
3. 3Note the relationship with the identically named Mount Mikuni (776 m) about 5 km to the north-northwest
4. 4Take in the natural setting on the Kyoto side, designated part of the Kyoto Tamba Kōgen Quasi-National Park

Did you know?

💡 About 5 km to the north-northwest, at the tripoint of Fukui, Shiga and Kyoto, stands a separate mountain of the same name at an elevation of 776 metres.

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