Mount Taishaku
Mount Taishaku | |
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帝釈山 | |
Mount Tanjō and Mount Taishaku from Tsukihara (10/2008) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 585.9 m (1,922 ft) |
Coordinates | 34°47′N 135°7′E / 34.783°N 135.117°E |
Naming | |
Language of name | Japanese |
Pronunciation | [taiɕakɯ̥saɴ] |
Geography | |
Location | Sakamoto, Yamada, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan |
Parent range | Tanjō Mountains |
Mount Taishaku (帝釈山, Taishaku-san) is a 585.9 m (1,922 ft) mountain of Tanjō Mountains, located Sakamoto, Yamada, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan.
Outline and History[]
Mount Taishaku is the second tallest mountain of Tanjō Mountains, which itself is a part of Rokkō Mountains. The name ‘Taishaku’ comes from Śakra a deity of Budhsim. At the top of this mountain, there was the of the and at the Okuno-in it is said that a sculpture of Śakra was set up.
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References[]
- ‘Kansaishuhen no Yama 250’, Yama to Keikokusha Osakashikyoku
- Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan
Gallery[]
Tanjō Mountains early in the morning (10/2008)
Religious objects at the top of Mount Taishaku (10/2008)
South view from the top of Mount Taishaku (2008年10月)
West view from the top of Mount Taishaku (2008年10月)
Categories:
- Mountains of Hyōgo Prefecture