Dewa Mountains | |
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出羽山地 ( Japanese) | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Chōkai |
Elevation | 2,236 m (7,336 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 39°30′0″N 140°9′36″E / 39.50000°N 140.16000°E |
Geography | |
Country | Japan |
Prefectures |
Aomori Akita Yamagata |
Parent range | Japanese Alps |
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Dewa Mountains ( Japanese: 出羽山地) is a mountain range that runs north and south on the west side of the Tohoku region of Japan. [2] The mountain range spans Aomori, Akita, and Yamagata prefectures. [2] [3] [4] The highest peak of the mountain range is Mount Chokai (2,236m). [5]
The range is the focal point for the Akinomine (秋の嶺 "peak of autumn") ritual, which is observed by the Mount Haguro lineage of Shugendō. [6]
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