Mount Tsukuba 4.05

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Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki
Japan

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Mount Tsukuba Mount Tsukuba is a well known place listed as Park in Tsukuba-shi , Mountain in Tsukuba-shi ,

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Mount Tsukuba is an 877m mountain located near Tsukuba, Japan. It is one of the most famous mountains in Japan, particularly well known for its double peaks, Nyotai-san 877m and Nantai-san 871m. Many people climb the so-called "purple mountain" every year for the panoramic view of the Kantō plain from the summit. On clear days the Tōkyō skyline, Lake Kasumigaura and even Mount Fuji are visible from the mountain top. Most mountains in Japan are volcanic, but Mount Tsukuba is composed of non-volcanic rocks such as granite and gabbro. The area surrounding the mountain is known to produce beautiful granite, and many rock quarries still mine it today.EtymologyThe Fudoki of Hitachi Province, a national geography completed in 721 AD, says Mount Tsukuba was named after a noble called Tsukuha no Mikoto. According to this account, the area around Mount Tsukuba was once called Ki no kuni. Under the reign of Mimaki no Sumeramikoto (Emperor Sujin), Tsukuha no Mikoto from the Uneme clan was appointed as its governor. He had a strong desire to leave his name in history, so he renamed the area "Tsukuha", which is now pronounced Tsukuba.