Mount Ishizuchi area

Mount Ishizuchi rises to 1,982 meters at the spine of Shikoku and is one of Japan's seven sacred peaks. The Ishizuchi Ropeway carries visitors most of the way up from the northern approach; the final ascent uses chain-pulled scrambles to the summit shrine. Yokomineji, temple 60 of the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage, sits on the western pilgrimage approach. The Omogokei Gorge to the south is famous for autumn maples and is the river-and-cliff scenery the area is best known for outside the climbing season.