Qualla: Mount Myogi https://qualla.com/mount-my-gi en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:40 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/x/n/6/w/mount-my-gi-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Mount Myogi https://qualla.com/mount-my-gi Mount Myogi: Introduction https://qualla.com/mount-my-gi/ Photo credit Yones, Public domain. The rocks have names. Candle Rock. Cannon Rock. Shaky Rock. Nihilist Monk Rock. They rise from the flanks of Mount Myogi like the ruins of some impossible cathedral, columns and spires of volcanic stone worn into shapes that have inspired reverence, terror, and -- more recently -- a famous anime street racing series. At 1,104 meters, Myogi is not a particularly tall mountain. But what it lacks in height it makes up for in sheer drama. Designated as one of Japan's Three Great Rare Scenic Beauties and selected among the 100 Landscapes of Japan, this jagged massif in Gunma Prefecture looks less like a mountain than a sculpture garden carved by three million years of erosion.

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]]> Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/x/n/6/w/mount-my-gi-wp/xn6w-mount-myogi-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Mount Myogi: A Mountain of Many Peaks https://qualla.com/mount-my-gi/ Photo credit photo: Qurren (talk) Taken with Canon IXY 10S (Digital IXUS 210), CC BY-SA 3.0. Mount Myogi is not a single summit but a constellation of them. Hakuun-zan, the White Cloud Mountain. Kondo-san, the Golden Cave. Kinkei-san, the Golden Rooster. The highest, Soma-dake, reaches 1,104 meters. The mountain is generally divided into its front side, facing south towa...

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]]> Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/x/n/6/w/mount-my-gi-wp/xn6w-mount-myogi-a-mountain-of-many-peaks.mp3 0:06 2 full Mount Myogi: Sacred Stone, Ancient Protector https://qualla.com/mount-my-gi/ Photo credit Alexrk2, CC BY-SA 3.0. Myogi Shrine sits on Hakuun-zan, the east slope of the mountain, its vermillion torii gate framing the rock spires above. The shrine has stood here for centuries, and during the Edo period, the people of the surrounding villages believed that the god of Mount Myogi protected them...

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]]> Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/x/n/6/w/mount-my-gi-wp/xn6w-mount-myogi-sacred-stone-ancient-protector.mp3 0:06 3 full Mount Myogi: Chains, Cliffs, and Consequences https://qualla.com/mount-my-gi/ Photo credit Jesse Fuller, CC BY-SA 3.0. Myogi's beauty comes with a body count. The same jagged formations that draw photographers and pilgrims have produced severe hiking accidents and deaths over the years. The trails range from gentle forest walks to exposed cliff traverses that require climbing chains bolted into b...

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]]> Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/x/n/6/w/mount-my-gi-wp/xn6w-mount-myogi-chains-cliffs-and-consequences.mp3 0:06 4 full Mount Myogi: Night Kids Territory https://qualla.com/mount-my-gi/ Photo credit Jesse Fuller, CC BY-SA 3.0. For a generation raised on manga and anime, Mount Myogi means one thing: the home turf of the Myogi Night Kids. In the street racing series Initial D, the mountain's serpentine roads serve as the battleground for four pivotal races, its hairpin turns and steep grades perfectly su...

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