. ▁ ▁The ▁western ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁spraw ling ▁N ih on - ji ▁temple ▁complex , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁two ▁Da ib ut su ▁sculpt ures ▁- ▁a ▁huge ▁se ated ▁car ving ▁of ▁Y ak ush i ▁Ny or ai ▁that ▁at ▁ ▁tall ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁pre - mod ern , ▁stone - car ved ▁Da ib ut su ▁in ▁Japan , ▁and ▁the ▁" H undred - sh aku ▁K annon ", ▁a ▁tall ▁relief ▁image ▁of ▁K annon ▁car ved ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁quar ry ▁walls ▁- ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁hand - car ved ▁ar hat ▁sculpt ures , ▁which ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁spect ac ular ▁scen ery ▁of ▁the ▁B ō s ō ▁Hills ▁and ▁Tokyo ▁Bay , ▁make ▁Mount ▁N ok og iri ▁a ▁popular ▁tour ism ▁destination . ▁ ▁The ▁temple ▁is ▁accessible ▁by ▁road ▁and ▁by ▁a ▁cable ▁car , ▁the ▁N ok og iri y ama ▁Ro pe way , ▁which ▁runs ▁from ▁Ham ak an aya ▁Station ▁on ▁the ▁J R ▁U ch ib o ▁Line ▁to ▁a ▁look out ▁deck ▁near ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁prec inct . ▁ ▁The ▁western ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁falls ▁precip it ously ▁into ▁Tokyo ▁Bay , ▁where ▁Cape ▁My ō g ane ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁place ▁to ▁watch ▁large ▁ships ▁pass ▁through ▁U rag a ▁Channel ▁at ▁sun set . ▁ ▁High light s ▁ ▁External ▁links