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Mount Ogura

Coordinates: 36°2′2.7″N 138°36′24.5″E / 36.034083°N 138.606806°E / 36.034083; 138.606806
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Mount Ogura
Mount Ogura
A view from Mt. Kitaokusenjo
Highest point
Elevation2,112 m (6,929 ft)
Coordinates36°2′2.7″N 138°36′24.5″E / 36.034083°N 138.606806°E / 36.034083; 138.606806
Naming
Native name御座山 (Japanese)
English translationmountain on which a god stays
Geography
Japan
Japan
Mount Ogura
Location in Japan
LocationNagano, Japan
Parent rangeChichibu Mountains

Mount Ogura (御座山, Ogura-san) is a mountain located between Kitaaiki and Minamiaiki Villages, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. With its summit being 2,112 meters above sea level, it is the tallest mountain in Minamiaiki, Nagano.

It is known for the Japanese rhododendron flowers (shakunage in Japanese) that come into full bloom in early to mid-June.

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