A 270-meter mountain famous as the site of the Battle of Yamazaki in 1582, where Hashiba Hideyoshi defeated Akechi Mitsuhide. The phrase "Tennozan" — meaning a decisive moment — originates here, as Hideyoshi's seizure of this high ground determined the outcome. Sakatoke Jinja and Hoshakuji temple are scattered across the mountain, and many battle monument stones remain. Views from the summit exten…
Mt. Tennozan, standing 270 meters in Oyamazaki, Kyoto Prefecture, has long been a strategic high ground overlooking the confluence of the Yodo, Kizu, and Uji rivers. Sakatoke Jinja, enshrined on the mountain, is listed among the ancient Shikinaisha shrines and is said to have been a site of mountain…
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