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Mount Bizan | |
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眉山 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
Coordinates | 34°3′39″N 134°31′1″E / 34.06083°N 134.51694°E |
Naming | |
English translation | eyebrow mountain |
Language of name | Japanese |
Geography | |
Location | Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan |
Mount Bizan (眉山, Bizan) is a mountain in the city of Tokushima in Tokushima Prefecture. The mountain's name is written with the characters for eyebrow and mountain. Bizan is said to have earned this name because the mountain resembles the contures of an eyebrow from all directions. Regarded as a symbol of Tokushima City, the name Mount Bizan appears in many school songs in the city district, such as the Tokushima Prefectural Jonan High School, Tokushima Municipal High School and many more.