are a mountain range running through

Mie Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture an ...

and along the borders of

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and Shiga prefectures in central

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. The tallest peak in the range is Mount Oike at . In spite of its height, Mount Oike is not the most visited mountain; that distinction belongs to Mount Gozaisho because of its Gozaisho Ropeway, making reaching the peak much easier. Suzuka Quasi-National Park protects a portion of the mountain range from development and has a total area of .Furusato Shiga: Suzuka National Park
. Shiga Prefecture. Accessed July 1, 2008. The town of

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, Mie Prefecture, has many

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. The northern part consists of

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, and the southern part consists of

Granite Granite ( ) is a coarse-grained (phanerite, phaneritic) intrusive rock, intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly coo ...

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Major peaks

Suzuka Seven Mountains

The following seven mountains are referred to as the "Suzuka Seven Mountains," which greatly increased their popularity and the number of visitors. * Mount Fujiwara (藤原岳), * Mount Ryū (竜ヶ岳), * Mount Shaka (釈迦ヶ岳), * Mount Gozaisho, * Mount Kama (鎌ヶ岳), * Mount Amagoi (雨乞岳), * Mount Nyūdō (入道ヶ岳),

Other peaks

* Mount Ryōzen (霊仙山), * Mount Oike (御池岳), * Mount Watamuki (綿向山), * Mount Nihonkoba (日本コバ), * Hato Peak (羽鳥峰),

References

Mountain ranges of Mie Prefecture Mountain ranges of Gifu Prefecture Mountain ranges of Shiga Prefecture {{shiga-geo-stub

Major peaks

Suzuka Seven Mountains

Other peaks

See also

References