Photo by Wesley Keppel-Henry
Photo by Wesley Keppel-Henry
Mount Taihaku is a low mountain with a delightfully conical shape standing on the western outskirts of downtown Sendai. During the Edo period, Sakuma Dogan, a Confucianist painter and calligrapher, described the mountain as being inhabited by giants and sennin (immortal mountain hermits). Though there are few sightings of giants or immortals nowadays, a small shrine at the peak stands testament to a holy presence on the mountain.
The forested trails here makes hikers feel much farther from civilization than they actually are, and a short chain climb near the peak adds to the sense of adventure. A round trip between bus stop and peak takes about four hours.
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Sendai
