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Koganegatake is a 725-meter-high mountain located in Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture. Together with the three main peaks Ontake and Nishigatake, it forms the Taki Mountain Range.

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There are many exposed siliceous rocks, and from the summit, a 360-degree view can be seen. There are also some chain-link passages, and the atmosphere is the most alpine of the Taki mountain range. A group of wild monkeys can also be seen.

It has been a mountain of faith since ancient times and is the center of the Tamba Shugendo Dojo, which is said to have begun between the Kamakura and Muromachi periods. It is said that there were several temples, including Datake-ji Temple on the south side of the main peak of Ontake, Zao-do Temple on the top of Koganegatake, and Fukuzen-ji Temple and several other temples on the south side of Koganegatake, as well as satobo, etc. in the past. In the old days, it was called Zaogatake from where Zao-do Hall was located. However, in 1482, Tamba Shugendo, which had boasted of its prosperity, was defeated in a power struggle with Yamato Shugendo during the Muromachi period (1336-1573), and all of its temples and other structures were destroyed by fire. The Tamba Shugendo temples and other places were burnt to the ground in 1482. The route is divided into two paths, the front and the back. The front is called the Kongokai Mawari, which leads from the 48 waterfalls to the Gyoja-do at the top of Ontake, passing through the peaks. The back route is called "Tainzokai Mawari," which leads west from the summit of Ontake via Nishigatake to Yofuku-ji Temple and ends at Taki no Miya (Shrine of the Waterfall).

The vegetation from the foot to the middle of the mountain consists of artificial forests of cypress and cedar, as in many Tamba mountains, but as one climbs higher, the vegetation becomes more unique, with azaleas and rhododendrons abundant, and alpine plants such as Japanese knotweed, Japanese knotweed, and osashida growing wild.

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 * Taki Mountain Range Prefectural Natural Park