Mount Yasumandake

Mount Yasumandake
Mount Yasumandake seen from Hirado, Nagasaki
Highest point
Elevation534 m (1,752 ft)
Prominence530 m (1,740 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates33°20′12″N 129°27′57″E / 33.33667°N 129.46583°E / 33.33667; 129.46583
Naming
Native name安満岳 (Japanese)
Geography
Mount Yasumandake is located in Japan
Mount Yasumandake
Mount Yasumandake
Mount Yasumandake is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
Mount Yasumandake
Mount Yasumandake
Mount Yasumandake (Nagasaki Prefecture)
CountryJapan
Geology
Mountain typeMesa

Mount Yasumandake (安満岳) is the highest peak on the island of Hirado, Japan. The mountain was sacred to Buddhists and Shintoists, and as Christianity became prevalent in Hirado it also became an object of Hidden Christian worship.[1] In 2018 the mountain became a World Heritage Site as part of the "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region".[2]

  1. ^ "Comprehensive Preservation and Management Plan - Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region" (pdf). Unesco World Heritage Centre. 2017. p. 28. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  2. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2021-12-26.