is a 924m mountain in the northwestern part of
Ukyo-ku, in the city of
Kyoto
Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it t ...
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Kyoto Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2,561,358 () and has a geographic area of . Kyoto Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the northeast, Shiga Prefecture ...
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
. The
Atago Shrine is located on the top of the mountain.
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Gallery
Image:Atago03.JPG, The Kuromon Gate of Mount Atago
Image:Atago04.JPG, The way to the top of Mount Atago
Image:Atago05.JPG, Atago Shrine on the top of Mount Atago
Image:Atago06.JPG, Katsura River from Mount Atago
Image:Atago07.JPG, Kyoto City from Mount Atago
Image:Atago08.JPG, A guidepost in Mount Atago
Image:Atago09.JPG, Fudo Waterfall in Mount Atago
Image:Atago10.JPG, Religious objects in Mount Atago
See also
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''Atago'' class destroyer
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References
Geographical Survey Institute
External links
Atago
Shugendō
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