From old times, it has been said “Mt. Tsukuba in the east and Mt. Fuji in the west."
Also,because the color of the mountain's surface chenges to purple
when basking in the morning and evening sunshine, it is said that Mt. Tsukuba
is a Reiho(a sacred peak) of the Kanto region, and is called “Shiho”, means
which means “Purple Peak”
