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| Mount Utatsu | |
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| 卯辰山 | |
 View from Mount Utatsu of downtownKanazawa. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 149 m (489 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 33 m (108 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°34′24″N136°40′40″E / 36.5732°N 136.6778°E /36.5732; 136.6778[2] |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Japanese |
| Geography | |
  Mount Utatsu Japan | |
Mount Utatsu (卯辰山,Utatsu-yama) is a mountain inKanazawa,Ishikawa Prefecture,Japan. It is also known by a number of other names, includingMount Mukai (向山,Mukai-yama),Mount Mukō (夢香山,Mukō-yama),Mount Garyū (臥竜山,Garyū-zan), andMount Kasuga (春日山,Kasuga-yama). It is visible to the east ofKanazawa Castle and hasToyokuni Shrine located on its slopes.
The summit of Mount Utatsu is used as a secondary triangulation point (named "Kanazawa") by theGeographical Survey Institute of Japan.
During theBunsei era,Aoki Mokubei established the Kasuga kiln which revitalized theKutani ware ceramics production of the area.
Because Mount Utatsu overlooksKanazawa Castle, commoners were forbidden from climbing it during theEdo period. This led to theAnsei Tearful Insurrection in July 1858, a riot of over 2000 peasants during which the seven ringleaders were executed.
In 1947, a monument honoring authorShusei Tokuda was erected near the summit of Mount Utatsu. It featured writing authored by poetMurō Saisei and was designed by architectYoshirō Taniguchi.
In 1958, azoo and anaquarium were opened as part of recreational facilities attached to the Kanazawa Health Center, but they were closed in 1993.
The Prefectural Utatsuyama Sumo Ring was opened on the mountain in 1960 as a joint facility for high schools andKanazawa University.
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