is a mountain in Yahatahigashi-ku,

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. This mountain is a part of

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Outline

Mount Sarakura is one of the major peaks of the Hobashira Mountains, and the most popular peak for visitors on the mountains. The Sarakurayama Cable Car and Sarakurayama Slope Car allow visitors to travel to the top from Yahata. A short walk from the slope car station are several buildings that house transmitters for TV and radio stations that serve Kitakyushu and the surrounding area. There is an observation platform that is visited by tourists as it provides views of Kitakyushu's "10 Million Dollar Night View" (one of the

New Three Major Night Views of Japan The is the canonical list of Japan's three most celebrated scenic sights, attributed to a 1643 book by the scholar Hayashi Gahō. In 1915, modeled on the old Three Views of Japan, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha (株式会社実業之日本社) held a na ...

). (新日本三大夜景) in 2003.

Gallery

File:View from Mt. Sarakura.jpg, Overlooking Yahatahigashi Ward from the top of Mount Sarakura. File:Night view from Sarakurayama.jpg, A night view from the top File:Sarakurayama02.jpg, Hobashira Cable Car File:Sarakurayama01.jpg, Sarakurayama Slope Car File:Sarakurayama04.jpg, A view of the Kitakyushu skyline from an observation platform.

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External links

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Kitakyushu City official site (in English)Mount Sarakura - Fukuoka Prefectute Sightseeing Information (in English)
Mountains of Fukuoka Prefecture Geography of Kitakyushu Tourist attractions in Kitakyushu {{Fukuoka-geo-stub