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Mount Akiha
Mount
Akiha
is a mountain in
Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu
,
Shizuoka Prefecture
,
Japan
. It is a
peak
on a
southern
spur
of the
Akaishi Mountains
.
Mount Akiha has an
elevation
of. It is the
location
of the
Akihasan Hongū Akiha Jinja
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.