Mount Daisengen
Mount Daisengen (大千軒岳, Daisengen-dake) is a 1,072 metres (3,517 ft) mountain located on the Oshima Peninsula of Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Daisengen is the tallest mountain in the southern region of the peninsula[1].
Mount Daisengen | |
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大千軒岳 | |
View of Maesengen (left) and Daisengen (right) from Shiriuchi | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,072 m (3,517 ft) |
Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
Coordinates | 41°34′45.55″N 140°9′38.95″E |
Naming | |
Language of name | Japanese |
Geography | |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | New Road route |
A gold mine was established on the mountain during the Edo period, and a group of 106 Japanese Christians were executed on the mountain[2] by the Matsumae clan during the nationwide crackdown on Christianity.
Several climbing routes exist.
History
By about 1612, some Japanese Christians began to flee to the less-populated Tōhoku and Ezo (modern-day Hokkaido) regions of Japan in order to escape religious persecution by the Tokugawa shogunate[3]. Some of these Japanese Christians took up residence working at the gold mine near Mount Daisengen.
The aftermath of the 1637 to 1638 Shimabara Rebellion led to a more severe government crackdown on Christianity within Japan, and in 1639, the Matsumae clan executed 106 Japanese Christians who worked on the mountain mining gold[3].
Adventuring
Climbing routes
New Road route (新道コース)
Trailhead is accessed from Matsumae. Round trip of roughly 3 hours and 50 minutes[4]. The route is suitable for beginners[4].
Old Road route (旧道コース)
Trailhead is accessed from Matsumae. Round trip of roughly 3 hours and 50 minutes[4].
Kaminokuni Ishisaki route
A trail from Kaminokuni exists but is currently inaccessible due to the road to the trailhead being closed[4].
Sengen route (千軒コース)
Trailhead is accessed from Fukushima. Round trip of roughly 7 hours and 30 minutes[4]. The remains of a gold mine guard house exist adjacent to the Sengen route. A stone monument with a large cross at the top was constructed in remembrance of the martyrdom of the 106 Japanese Christians.
Gallery
- View of Mount Daisengen from Fukushima, Hokkaido.
- Commemorative plaque at the summit of Mount Daisengen. This plaque marks the 100 year anniversary of the commencement of creating a triangulation station station in the area.
Reference
- "大千軒岳 - だいせんげんだけ:標高1,072m". ヤマケイオンライン. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- "Mountains of Hokkaido". www.mountainsofhokkaido.com. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- "深山のまち". www.92-kimura.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- "大千軒岳情報 | 渡島総合振興局森林室西部森林室". www.oshima.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
External links
Media related to Mount Daisengen at Wikimedia Commons