あまのかぐやま

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of あまのかぐやま – see the following entry.

【天香具山】 [proper noun] (Japanese mythology) the fabled mountain at the 高天原 (takama no hara, “heavens”) [proper noun] a mountain located on Kashihara, Nara Prefecture; along with 畝傍山 (Unebi-yama) and 耳成山 (Miminashi-yama) they are collectively called the 大和三山 (Yamato Sanzan, “Three Famous Mountains of Yamato Province”) Alternative spellings 天香久山, 天香山

(This term, あまのかぐやま, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)