Mount Akiha
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| Mount Akiha | |
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| 秋葉山 Akiha-san | |
  Mount Akiha | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 866 m (2,841 ft) |
| Coordinates | 34°58′54″N 137°51′58″E / 34.981785°N 137.866028°E |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Japanese |
| Geography | |
| Location | Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Parent range | Akaishi Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Hamamatsu (in the former town of Haruno), Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is a peak on a southern spur of the Akaishi Mountains
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Mount Akiha has an
shrine, dedicated to a god of fire. Belief in the Akiha kami as protectors against fire became widespread in the Edo period
of Japanese history, leading to the popularity of pilgrimages to climb this mountain.
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