Mount Kenashi (Yamanashi, Shizuoka)

For other mountains of the same name, see Mount Kenashi.

Mount Kenashi
毛無山
A view from Fujinomiya City
Highest point
Elevation	1,964 m (6,444 ft) ^[1]
Coordinates	35°24′57″N 138°32′38″E / 35.41583°N 138.54389°E / 35.41583; 138.54389 ^[1]
Naming
Translation	bald mountain (Japanese)
Geography
Location	Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Parent range	Tenshi Mountains
Geology
Mountain type	massif

Mount Kenashi (毛無山, Kenashi-yama) is a 1,964 m (6,444 ft) mountain on the border of Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures in Japan.^[2] At the base of the mountain stretches the Asagiri Plateau, which stretches until Mount Fuji. It is the highest peak in the Tenshi Mountains.^[2]

Naming

There are two stories behind the naming of the mountain, which have opposing meanings. The first story says that the name was derived from the mountain having absolutely no trees (木無し kenashi, lit. "treeless"). The second story says that the name came from the mountain having many trees (木成し kenashi, lit. "abundant trees"). Through the years, the kanji for the name has changed to the current 毛無, which means "hairless."

Gallery

Peak of Mount Kenashi with Mount Fuji in the background
Mount Fuji and Asagiri Plateau
from Mount Kenashi

References

1 2 "Mountains altitude list in Japan(Shizuoka prefecture)" (in Japanese). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
1 2 Kenashi-yama. Yama-Kei Publishers Co., Ltd. Access July 18, 2008.

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