Mount Ibuki

Mount Ibuki
伊吹山
Mount Ibuki and N700 Series Shinkansen
Highest point
Elevation
Listing	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Coordinates
Geography
Mount Ibuki Location of Mount Ibuki in Japan.
Location	Ibigawa, Gifu Prefecture Maibara, Shiga Prefecture Japan
Geology
Mountain type	Limestone

Mount Ibuki (伊吹山, Ibuki-yama) is a 1,377 m (4,518 ft) high mountain, on the border of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, and Ibigawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and is also included on the lists of the 100 Kinki Mountains the 50 Shiga Mountains. Mount Ibuki is the highest mountain in Shiga Prefecture.

Outline

Mount Ibuki is the highest peak in the Ibuki Mountains, which stretch from north to south along the border of Shiga Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture. Located at the southern end of the mountain chain with the Suzuka Mountains not to far to the south, a small plain at the foot of this mountain, Sekigahara, became one of the most important strategic points throughout Japanese history.

Nature

Mount Ibuki is well known for receiving the world's heaviest snowfall in recorded history. On February 14, 1927, the depth of snow at the top of the peak was 11.82 m (38.8 ft) according to government records, which is a world record. Since ancient times, Mount Ibuki has also been famous for its rich variety of wild plants and animals, as well as for its beautiful shape.

Climate

Mount Ibuki has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with mild summers and cold winters.

Climate data for Mount Ibuki
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	−3.4 (25.9)	−2.9 (26.8)	0.6 (33.1)	8.3 (46.9)	13.2 (55.8)	16.2 (61.2)	19.8 (67.6)	20.9 (69.6)	17.1 (62.8)	11.9 (53.4)	6.2 (43.2)	−0.3 (31.5)	8.97 (48.15)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−5.7 (21.7)	−5.4 (22.3)	−2.4 (27.7)	4.6 (40.3)	9.5 (49.1)	13.3 (55.9)	17.2 (63)	18.0 (64.4)	14.3 (57.7)	8.5 (47.3)	3.1 (37.6)	−2.6 (27.3)	6.03 (42.86)
Average low °C (°F)	−8.0 (17.6)	−7.9 (17.8)	−5.3 (22.5)	1.3 (34.3)	6.2 (43.2)	10.8 (51.4)	15.0 (59)	15.9 (60.6)	12.1 (53.8)	5.9 (42.6)	0.4 (32.7)	−4.9 (23.2)	3.46 (38.23)
Average relative humidity (%)	90	88	84	80	80	89	94	93	91	83	85	89	87.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours	66.3	77.3	129.4	146.6	172.5	112.3	99.7	121.6	98.3	136.2	106.5	78.1	1,344.8
Source: NOAA (1961-1990)

Route

Mount Ibuki is one of the easiest mountains to climb. Normally, there are two ways to ascend the mountain. The easiest way is to use the Ibuki Driveway. From the parking lot it is only 10-minutes walk to the summit. There is a bus going from Sekigahara Station up to the parking lot in the summer months. The second method is to simply climb the mountain from its base. Many climbers climb from Ibuki-Tozanguchi bus stop, which is 10 minutes by bus from Omi-Nagaoka Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line. Up until 2011 there was a Gondola going to a ski resort ‘Sangome’ about halfway on the mountain slope. Both have been shut down since then and all the lifts removed.

Access

• Ibuki-Tozanguchi Bus Stop of Kokoku Bus from Ōmi-Nagaoka Station or Nagahama Station.

Gallery

• Mount Ibuki from Mount Ikeda.jpg

  from Mount Ikeda

• Mount Ibuki from Ibi River 1998-02-16.jpg

  from Ibi River

• Mount Ibuki (from Maibara Kashiwabara).JPG

  from Maibara

• Mount Ibuki from Mount Ryozen (2013-05-17 s2).JPG

  from Mount Ryozen

• Pond Mishima and Mount Ibuki.jpg

  from Pond Mishima

• Mount Ibuki (from Kohoku mizudori station).JPG

  from Kohoku mizudori station

• Mount Ibuki from Shizumagahara.jpg

  from Shizumagahara

See also

• Japanese battlecruiser Ibuki
• Japanese cruiser Ibuki (1943)
• The 100 Views of Nature in Kansai

External links

• Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan