Mount Nantai

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Mount Nantai is a prominent stratovolcano in Japan known as a sacred mountain of Shinto and a scenic landmark near Lake Chūzenji in Nikkō.

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Mount Nantai canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
sacred mountain
stratovolcano
associatedWith Ryōbu Shintō syncretism
climbingAccess Futarasan Shrine
surface form: via Futarasan Shrine
consideredAs shintaizan
country Japan
culturalSignificance important center of mountain worship in Nikkō
dominatesLandscapeOf North Kantō
surface form: Nikkō region
elevation 2486 m
8158 ft
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasClimbingSeason summer
hasJapaneseName 男体山
hasParentPeak Mount Nikko-Shirane
surface form: Mount Nikkō-Shirane
hasProminence approximately 1230 m
hasSacredStatus sacred to Shinto
hasSummitShrine Futarasan Shrine
surface form: Okumiya of Futarasan Shrine
hasTrailhead Futarasan Shrine
surface form: Futarasan Shrine precincts
hasViewOf Lake Chūzenji
surface form: Lake Chūzenji basin

Nikko
surface form: Nikkō mountains
isIconOf Nikko
surface form: Nikkō
isScenicLandmarkOf Lake Chūzenji area
isVolcanicallyActive yes
lastEruption circa 7th–8th century CE
listedIn 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
locatedIn Honshu
Nikko
surface form: Nikkō

Nikkō National Park
Tochigi Prefecture NERFINISHED
meaningOfName male body mountain
mountainRange Nikko
surface form: Nikkō Mountains
near Lake Chūzenji
Nikkō Futarasan Shrine
Nikkō Tōshō-gū
overlooks Lake Chūzenji
Senjōgahara Marshland
partOf Nikkō volcanic group
protectedArea Nikkō National Park
region Kantō region
religion Shinto
romanization Nantai-san
tourismActivity hiking
pilgrimage
sightseeing
volcanoType stratovolcano
worshippedAt Futarasan Shrine

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kantō region containsVolcano Mount Nantai
Nikko hasMountain Mount Nantai
Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan hasMountain Mount Nantai
Mount Tsukuba hasPeak Mount Nantai
Nikkō National Park contains Mount Nantai