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Mount Sefuri
Mount Sefuri
脊振山
	Mount Sefuri as seen from the west
Highest point
Elevation	1,054.6 m (3,460 ft)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates	33°26′11″N 130°22′7″E / 33.43639°N 130.36861°E
Naming
Language of name	Japanese
Pronunciation	[seɸɯɾisaɴ]
Geography
	Mount Sefuri Kyūshū, Japan
Parent range	Sefuri Mountains
Geology
Mountain type	massif

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Mount Sefuri (脊振山, Sefuri-san) is a 1,054.6 m (3,460 ft) peak of the Sefuri Mountains, which are located on the border of Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Kanzaki, Saga Prefecture, Japan.

Outline

This mountain is the tallest peak of the Sefuri Mountain range between Fukuoka Prefecture and Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū. Before the Meiji Restoration, this mountain was a center of the Shugendō religion in this region, along with Mount Hiko. Mount Sefuri is the location where the Buddhist priest Eisai first planted tea after his return to Japan from Song dynasty China in the Kamakura period.

Facilities

On the top of Mount Sefuri, there are two military sites. One is a radar site operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and the other is a communication station operated by the United States Air Force in Japan.

Routes

The most popular route to climb this mountain is from Shiiba Bus Stop of Nishitetsu Bus. It takes about from two and half hours to three hours to the top.

Gallery

From summit
Mount Sefuri's main ridge seen from the SSW in the inmost

References

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+{{Short description|Mountain in Fukuoka and Saga, Japan}}
 {{Infobox mountain
 | name = Mount Sefuri
 | other_name = 脊振山
-| photo = Sefuri01.JPG
+| photo = Sefuri20151031 (cropped).jpg
-| photo_caption = Mount Sefuri (November 2008)
+| photo_caption = Mount Sefuri as seen from the west
+| map = Japan
+| location = [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]], [[Japan]]
 | elevation_m = 1054.6
 | elevation_ref =
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 | listing = [[List of mountains and hills of Japan by height]]
 | language = [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
-| pronunciation = {{IPA-ja|seɸuɽisaɴ|}}
+| pronunciation = {{IPA|ja|seɸɯɾisaɴ|}}
-| location = On the border of [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], and [[Kanzaki, Saga|Kanzaki]], [[Saga Prefecture]], [[Japan]]
 | range = Sefuri Mountains
-| coordinates = {{coord|33.437|N|130.369|E|type:mountain}}
+| coordinates = {{Coord|33|26|11|N|130|22|7|E|type:mountain_region:JP}}
 | topo =
 | type = [[massif]]
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 }}
-{{nihongo|'''Mount Sefuri'''|脊振山|Sefuri-san}} is a {{Convert|1054.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} peak of the Sefuri Mountains, which are located on the border of [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], and [[Kanzaki, Saga|Kanzaki]], [[Saga Prefecture]], [[Japan]].
+{{nihongo|'''Mount Sefuri'''|脊振山|Sefuri-san}} is a {{Convert|1054.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} peak of the Sefuri Mountains, which are located on the border of [[Fukuoka]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], and [[Kanzaki, Saga|Kanzaki]], [[Saga Prefecture]], [[Japan]].
 ==Outline==
-This mountain is the tallest peak of the Sefuri Mountain range between Fukuoka Prefecture and Saga Prefecture. Before the [[Meiji Restoration]], this mountain was a center of the [[Shugendo]] religion in this region, along with [[Mount Hiko]]. Mount Sefuri is the location where the Buddhist priest [[Eisai]] first planted [[tea]] after his return to Japan from [[Sung Dynasty]] [[China]] in the [[Kamakura period]].
+This mountain is the tallest peak of the Sefuri Mountain range between [[Fukuoka Prefecture]] and [[Saga Prefecture]] on the island of [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]]. Before the [[Meiji Restoration]], this mountain was a center of the [[Shugendō]] religion in this region, along with [[Mount Hiko]]. Mount Sefuri is the location where the [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] priest [[Eisai]] first planted [[tea]] after his return to Japan from [[Song dynasty]] [[China]] in the [[Kamakura period]].
 ==Facilities==
-On the top of Mount Sefuri there are two [[radar]] sites. One is operated by the [[Japanese Air Self Defense Force]], and the other by the [[United States Air Force]] in Japan.
+On the top of Mount Sefuri, there are two [[military]] sites. One is a radar site operated by the [[Japan Air Self-Defense Force]], and the other is a communication station operated by the [[United States Air Force]] in Japan.
 ==Routes==
 The most popular route to climb this mountain is from Shiiba Bus Stop of Nishitetsu Bus. It takes about from two and half hours to three hours to the top.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
+File:Mt Sefuri.jpg|From summit
-Image:Sefuri01.JPG|Mount Sefuri from south
+File:Mount Sefuri from Mount Kawarake.jpg|Mount Sefuri's main ridge seen from the SSW in the inmost
-Image:Sefuri02.JPG|A view of Sefuri Mountains
+</gallery>
-Image:Sefuri03.JPG|Aceraceae in the Mount Sefuri
-Image:Sefuri04.JPG|A view at the foot of Mount Mount Sefuri
-</gallery>
 == References ==
 * [http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.aspx?b=332611&l=1302207 Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan]
-* [http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4398756159 Fukuoka no Yamayama]
+* [https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4398756159 Fukuoka no Yamayama]
+{{Authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Mount Sefuri}}
 [[Category:Mountains of Fukuoka Prefecture|Sefuri]]
-[[Category:Visitor attractions in Fukuoka Prefecture]]
 [[Category:Mountains of Saga Prefecture|Sefuri]]
-[[Category:Visitor attractions in Saga Prefecture]]
 {{Fukuoka-geo-stub}}
 {{Saga-geo-stub}}
-[[ja:脊振山]]

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