Mount Sefuri

Mount Sefuri
Mount Sefuri
脊振山
	Mount Sefuri (November 2008)
Highest point
Elevation	1,054.6 m (3,460 ft)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates	33°26′13″N 130°22′08″E / 33.437°N 130.369°E
Naming
Language of name	Japanese
Pronunciation	[seɸuɽisaɴ]
Geography
Location	On the border of Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Kanzaki, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Parent range	Sefuri Mountains
Geology
Mountain type	massif

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. 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.

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.

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.