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.

Mount Taishaku
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
Naming
Language of name	Japanese
Pronunciation	[taiɕakɯ̥saɴ]
Geography
Location	Sakamoto, Yamada, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
Parent range	Tanjō Mountains

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 Okuno-in of the Myōｙōji temple and at the Okuno-in it is said that a sculpture of Śakra was set up.

Access

• Tanjō Jinja Mae Bus Stop of Kobe City Bus
• Tsukihara Bus Stop of Kobe City Bus

References

• ‘Kansaishuhen no Yama 250’, Yama to Keikokusha Osakashikyoku
• Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan

Gallery

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  Tanjō Mountains early in the morning （10/2008）
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  Religious objects at the top of Mount Taishaku (10/2008）
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  South view from the top of Mount Taishaku （2008年10月）
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  West view from the top of Mount Taishaku （2008年10月）

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[fr] Mont Taishaku