Mount Amagi
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Mount Amagi (Amagi-san) is a range of volcanic mountains in central Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, forming the border between Izu City and Higashi-Izu Town. It is also referred to as the Amagi Mountain Range (Amagi Renzan).
The Amagi mountains have several peaks, the tallest of which are Bansaburōdake at 1,406 metres (4; 613 ft), Banjirōdake at 1,300 metres (4; 300 ft), and Tōgasayama at 1,197 metres (3; 927 ft).
There are several hiking routes to the top. Flora in the area include rhododendrons, Japanese andromeda, stewartia monadelpha and Siebold's beech.
Many ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy were named after it, including a corvette, a battlecruiser and an aircraft carrier.
Amagi is listed as one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains in a book composed in 1964 by mountaineer/author Kyūya Fukada.
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