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Mountain in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Taishaku (帝釈山, Taishaku-san) is a 585.9 m (1,922 ft) mountain of Tanjō Mountains, located in Sakamoto, Yamada, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan.
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 |
Naming | |
Language of name | Japanese |
Pronunciation | [taiɕakɯ̥saɴ] |
Geography | |
Location | Sakamoto, Yamada, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan |
Parent range | Tanjō Mountains |
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.
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