| Mount Kasagi | |
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 Mount Kasagi | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 289 m (948 ft) |
| Coordinates | 34°45′24″N 135°56′38″E / 34.75667°N 135.94389°E |
| Geography | |
  Mount Kasagi  Mount Kasagi | |
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| Country | Japan |
| State | Kyoto Prefecture |
| Region | Kansai region |
Mount Kasagi (笠置山, Kasagi-yama) is a 289-meter mountain located in the town of Kasagi, Soraku District, Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai area of Japan. The mountain is known for its many oddly shaped rocks and as a battlefield during the wars of the Kemmu Restoration at the end of the Kamakura period. The mountain has been protected from 1932 as a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and National Historic Site. The mountain is also located within the borders of the Kasagiyama Prefectural Natural Park.[1]
- ^ "Kasagiyama Prefectural Natural Park". Kyōto Prefecture. Retrieved 4 February 2012.