Mount Hiko

A view of Mount Hiko from Mount Sarakura.

Mount Hiko (英彦山 Hiko-san), is a mountain on the border between Fukuoka Prefecture and Ōita Prefecture in Kyūshū, Japan. It has an elevation of 1,200 metres.

It is an important site for Shugendo, and a famous place for rock climbing. It is supposed Miyamoto Musashi stayed there in order to train after surviving the Toyotomi clan defeat at Sekigahara.

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33°28′35″N 130°55′33″E / 33.476389°N 130.925833°E / 33.476389; 130.925833Coordinates: 33°28′35″N 130°55′33″E / 33.476389°N 130.925833°E / 33.476389; 130.925833

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