Mount Sarakura
A 622 m mountain with a cable car, hiking trails, and a summit observation area overlooking the city.
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A 622 m mountain with a cable car, hiking trails, and a summit observation area overlooking the city.
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Mount Sarakura rises 622 metres in Yahatahigashi, Kitakyushu, within Kitakyushu Quasi-National Park and the Hobashira range. Its summit observatory looks over the city, whose night view is known as the “10-billion-dollar night view.” Visitors can ride the cable car toward the trails or hike uphill. The mountain is also associated with legends of Empress Jingū, while the Kitakyushu Tunnel of the Sanyo Shinkansen passes below.
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