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Our guide
Mount Miwa, also called Mount Mimoro, in the city of Sakurai, Nara, has been an important religious mountain since Japan's early history and is a holy site of Shinto. The whole mountain is considered sacred, and it is home to one of the earliest Shinto shrines, Ōmiwa Shrine. Several burial mounds of the Kofun period lie around it. Its kami is generally said to be Ōmononushi, a rain god, often linked with Ōkuninushi — though the Nihon Shoki notes some uncertainty about naming the mountain's chief kami.
Hashihaka Kofun is about 2.4 km from the point this page is mapped to, and Miwa Station on the Sakurai Line about 1.9 km. We have not checked paths or rules on the mountain, so look for local information before you go.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Mount Miwa — A photographer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Miwayama 201906d — 8-hachiro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Omiwa-jinja ootorii — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Miwayama201805 — 8-hachiro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Miwayama 201906a — 8-hachiro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Miwayama 201906b — 8-hachiro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Miwayama 201906c — 8-hachiro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Miwayama 201906e — 8-hachiro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Chihara Kitsunezuka Kofun and Mount Miwa — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Yamato River in Sakurai, Nara01 — Kansai explorer · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Mount Miwa (三輪山, Miwa-yama) or Mount Mimoro (三諸山, Mimoro-yama) is a mountain located in the city of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It has been an important religious and historical mountain in Japan, especially during its early history, and serves as a holy site in Shinto. The entire mountain is considered sacred, and is home to one of the earliest Shinto shrines, Ōmiwa Shrine. Several burial mounds from the Kofun period can be found around the mountain. The kami (spirit) generally associated with Mount Miwa is Ōmononushi (大物主) (Ōmono-nushi-no-kami), a rain kami. However, the Nihon Shoki notes that there was a degree of uncertainly when it came to naming the principal kami of Mount Miwa, but he is often linked to Ōkuninushi.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information · Official visitor information · Official visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: Mountain
Nearby station
Nearby station: Miwa (Sakurai Line), about 1.9 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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