Reihou Mount Tsukuba
Mount Tsukuba rises 877 meters above sea level and commands a panoramic view of the Kanto Heiya and is also known as “Purple Peak.” This mountain has been used as an important landmark since ancient times due to its excellent visibility from the sea. From the top of Mt. Tsukuba, you can not only see the Pacific Ocean, but Mt. Fuji and the Japanese Alps are also visible beyond the vast Kanto Heiya.
The Mt. Tsukuba Ley Lines that Connect Through the Ancient Reihou
A Panoramic View of the Kanto Plain
from the summit of Mount TsukubaThe ley lines running through Mt. Tsukuba are all worthy of special mention and they all have critical symbiotic relationships. Ley Lines are especially connected to several ancient sacred mountains. First, directly north of Mt. Tsukuba rises Gassan, the famous reihou in the Tohoku region. Then, looking west from Mt. Tsukuba, there is the reiho Hakusan. The presence of Tsurugisan lies on the ley line connecting the ancient Isonokami Jingu. Mt. Tsukuba also forms a ley line with Mt. Ibuki, and the Munakata Taisha Nakatsumiya was built at the western end of the ley line.
Furthermore, the ley line that goes through Mt. Fuji connects Kii Oshima located on the southernmost point of the Kii Peninsula. Kii Oshima is a very important landmark for navigating the Pacific Ocean side of the island, and is connected to many ley lines. Mt. Tsukuba could be found beyond the southernmost tip of the Kii Peninsula by simply heading towards Mt. Fuji. Moreover, Daisan is located to the west on the ley line connecting Mt. Tsukuba and the famous ancient holy site Suwataisya Kamisya Maemiya. In other words, Mt. Tsukuba was connected to all the other mountains of the “Eight Sacred Mountains of Japan” with the exception of Ishizuchisan and Tateyama. Therefore, even in ancient times, Mt. Tsukuba was worshiped by many people as an extremely important reizan that shared the power of the earth.
*All images in this report were taken by the author while climbing the mountain himself.