# Mount Tomi

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**Mount Tomi** (富山, *Tomi-san*) is a [mountain](/source/Mountain) on the border of the city of [Minamibōsō](/source/Minamib%C5%8Ds%C5%8D,_Chiba), in southern [Chiba Prefecture](/source/Chiba_Prefecture). The mountain is formed by two peaks. The north, called Konpira Peak, is 349.5 m (1,147 ft), and the south, called Kannon Peak, is 342 m (1,122 ft). Mount Tomi is one of the mountains of the [Mineoka Mountain District](/source/Mineoka_Mountain_District) of the [Bōsō Hill Range](/source/B%C5%8Ds%C5%8D_Hill_Range).

## Origin of name

The *[kanji](/source/Kanji)* for Mount Tomi, 富, means '[wealth](/source/Wealth)' or '[abundance](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abundance)'. The name of Mount Tomi is said to be derived from the semi-mythical figure Ame-no-tomi-no-mikoto (天富命). According to tradition Ame-no-tomi-no-mikoto, historically associated with the [Emperor Jinmu](/source/Emperor_Jinmu), developed the [Bōsō Peninsula](/source/B%C5%8Ds%C5%8D_Peninsula) region, and is now associated with the nearby [Awa Shrine](/source/Awa_Shrine). The former town of [Tomiyama](/source/Tomiyama,_Chiba), now absorbed as part of Minamibōsō, is named for the mountain.

## Mount Tomi Prefectural Park

The area around the mountain has been designated as Mount Tomi Prefectural Park (富山県立自然公園). The western foot of Mount Tomi is rich with [broad-leaved trees](/source/Broad-leaved_tree), including [castanopsis](/source/Castanopsis), [live oak](/source/Live_oak), [camellia](/source/Camellia), as well as large stands of [Japanese cedar](/source/Cryptomeria).[1]

## In literature

Tomi-san is the setting for [Kyokutei Bakin](/source/Kyokutei_Bakin)'s 106 volume epic novel *[Nansō Satomi Hakkenden](/source/Nans%C5%8D_Satomi_Hakkenden)* (南總里見八犬傳), published late in the [Edo period](/source/Edo_period) between 1814 and 1842. Mount Tomi appears in the novel as Toyama, the home of Princess Fuse.[2]

## Hiking

The mountain is popular as a [hiking](/source/Hiking) destination. The [viewing platform](/source/Viewing_platform) on the north peak offers views of the surrounding area and [Miura Peninsula](/source/Miura_Peninsula).[3]

## Transportation

The hiking trail that leads to Mount Tomi is accessible by bus from the [Iwai Station](/source/Iwai_Station) in Minamibōsō via the [JR East](/source/East_Japan_Railway_Company) [Uchibō Line](/source/Uchib%C5%8D_Line).

## References

1. ["Tomi-san"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/). *Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ) “Large Encyclopedia of Japan (Nipponika)”)*. Tokyo: Netto Adobansusha. 2011. Archived from [the original](http://rekishi.jkn21.com/) on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2011-12-03.

1. ["Tomi-san"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/). *Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ) “Large Encyclopedia of Japan (Nipponika)”)*. Tokyo: Netto Adobansusha. 2011. Archived from [the original](http://rekishi.jkn21.com/) on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2011-12-03.

1. [富山（南房総市）](http://www.kanko.chuo.chiba.jp/kanko/3296/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120426015547/http://www.kanko.chuo.chiba.jp/kanko/3296/) 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine

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