Mt. Kawara

香春岳

This mountain became the setting of the novel The Gate of Youth (Seishun no Mon) by Hiroyuki Itsuki and was made into a TV drama and a movie. This mountain is not called Mt.Kawara by the locals, but instead is referred to as Mt.One, Mt. Two, Mt. Three. As this mountain is rich in limestone, the limestone was mined which reduced the height of Mt.One by half.

Address (Japanese)	822-1406　福岡県田川郡香春町香春
Address	Kawara, Kawara Town, Tagawa County
Telephone Number	0947-32-8406（香春町役場産業振興課）
Contact	Kawara Town Hall Industry Promotion Section
Fax Number	0947-32-4815
Access	50 minute drive from Honamihigashi Interchange off of Yakiyama Bypass 30 minute drive from Kokuraminami Interchange off of Kyushu Expressway 5 minute drive from JR Hitahikosan Line Kawara Station 20 minute drive from Tagawa Gotoji Station of the JR Heisei Chikuho Railway
Website	http://www.town.kawara.fukuoka.jp/