Mount Ibuki
- Co-ordinates: 35°25′04″N 136°24′22″E
- Region: Kansai Region, Chubu Region
- Prefecture: Gifu Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture
- Height: 1,377m
Mount Ibuki
Mount Ibuki (伊吹山) is located in both Gifu and Shiga Prefectures.
Legendary Period
It is the apparent mountain Yamato Takeru visited in the hopes of killing barehanded the Deity that dwelt upon it. However, the deity unleashes a hailstorm, which ultimately kills Takeru.1
Footnotes
1. Littleton. C.S. (1995) “Yamato-takeru: An Arthurian Hero in Japanese Tradition”. Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 54, No.2, pp.259-274.
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