竹山
竹山は、その傾いた形状から、薩摩半島で最も有名な山のひとつとなっています。この山は、推定約56万年前の噴火で放出された火成岩が急速に冷却されて固まり、それが後に別のマグマ層で覆われ形成されました。 伝説によると、長い鼻の天狗などの超自然的な存在が高さ200メートルのこの山と麓に住んでいたので、彼らを祀る神社が山の中腹に建てられました。
Title Mt. Takeyama
- Kumamoto
- Miyazaki
- Kagoshima
- Topic(s)：
- Nature/Ecology Shrines/Temples/Churches National Parks/Quasi-National Parks
- Medium/Media of Use：
- Pamphlet
- Text Length：
- ≤250 Words
- FY Prepared：
- 2019
- Associated Tourism Board：
- Kirishima Kinko Bay Area Council
- Associated Address：
- Yamagawa Fukumoto,Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima
English
Mt. Takeyama
Mt. Takeyama’s tilted shape makes it one of the most recognizable mountains on the Satsuma Peninsula. It was created when igneous rocks from a volcanic explosion—estimated to have occurred between 50,000 to 60,000 years ago—suddenly cooled and solidified, and were later covered by another layer of magma. According to legend, long-nosed tengu goblins and other supernatural beings inhabited both the 200-meter peak and the foothills, so in deference to them a local shrine was built halfway up the mountain.
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