Mount Hachimen
Mount Hachimen (八面山, ''Hachimen-zan'') is a mesa in Nakatsu, Ōita, Nakatsu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. Its elevation is 659.4 meter (2,163 feet). It is the most prominent mountain in Nakatsu and is seen as a symbol of the city. As it is said that the mountain looks the same from every direction, it was given the name ''Hachimen-zan'' ( "eight-faced mountain"). It is also sometimes called Yayama (箭山, "arrow mountain") due to the Pseudosasa japonica, arrow bamboo that once grew on the mountain. Hachimenzan Peace Park On May 7, 1945, a United States Army Air Forces, USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress, B-29 bomber aircraft, which was taking part in a Air raids on Japan, raid on an Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, Imperial Japanese airbase in Usa, Ōita was Aerial ramming, rammed by a Kawasaki Ki-45, Kawasaki Ki-45 ''Toryu.'' The B-29 crashed into Mount Hachimen, killing eight of the eleven-person crew. The Japanese ''Toryu'' also crashed, killing the pilot. The three survi ...
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