is the name of a range of mountains in southeastern

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Outline

There is no single mountain or peak called "Rokkō," although the highest peak of the mountains is called , (literally, ''the highest peak of the Rokkō Mountains'') and the area to the south is known as the Rokkō area. The mountains run approximately east-west from Sumaura Kōen Park in western

Kobe Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, whi ...

to Takarazuka, and the length of the range is about . The highest point is . It also includes Mount Maya, Mount Kabutoyama,

Mount Iwahara is a 573.0 metre high Japanese mountain in Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan. Outline Mount Iwahara is a part of Setonaikai National Park is a Japanese national park, comprising areas of Japan's Seto Inland Sea, and of ten bordering prefectu ...

and Mount Iwakura. Today, the Rokkō mountain area is a centerpiece of a popular sightseeing and hiking area for people in the metropolitan

Kansai region The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropoli ...

. Mt. Rokkō is a symbol of

as well as

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History

Arthur Hasketh Groom opened the first golf course in Japan,

Kobe Golf Club The is Japan's first golf course, built on Mount Rokko in 1903 by English expatriate Arthur Hasketh Groom.Rokkō Alpine Botanical Garden *

Nunobiki Herb Garden The is a herb garden located on Mount Rokkō above Kobe, Japan. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged. The garden is accessed by Shin-Kobe Ropeway gondola lift from downtown Kobe. It features over 75,000 herbs (200 varieties), plus ...

* Nunobiki Falls * * Rokkosan Pasture *

Kobe Golf Club The is Japan's first golf course, built on Mount Rokko in 1903 by English expatriate Arthur Hasketh Groom.Ashiya Country Club
* Okuike
East Rokko Observatory/Route Cafe

Trivia

For many years, lenses made by the

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Camera Company were designated as "

Rokkor Rokkor was a brand name used for all Chiyoda Kōgaku Seikō and later Minolta lenses between 1940 and 1980, including a few, which were marketed and sold by other companies like Leica. The name was derived from the name of Rokkō (六甲山), ...

", named after the mountains near Osaka, where the company was headquartered. The theme song of the Baseball Team

Hanshin Tigers The Hanshin Tigers (Japanese: 阪神タイガース ''Hanshin Taigāsu'') are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and is owned by Hanshin Electric Railway ...

is named Rokko Oroshi (六甲おろし) and themed after Mt. Rokko.

Access

* Rokkō Sanjō Station of

Rokkō Cable Line The is a Japanese funicular line on Mount Rokkō in Kobe, Hyōgo. It is the only railway line operates, while it also operates bus lines. The line opened in 1932. The line's two stations differ in elevation by . See also *List of funicula ...

* Kinenhidai Bus Stop of

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* Hoshi no Eki Station of

Maya Cable The Maya Cablecar, officially the is a Japanese funicular line in Kobe, Hyōgo, operated by the public company Kōbe City Urban Development. The line opened in 1925, originally as a route to Tōri Tenjō-ji temple on Mount Maya. Now the line i ...

Gallery

File:Hotakako01.JPG, Lake Hotaka File:Mikuniike02s1920.jpg, Lake Mikuni File:Rokko garden terrace02s3872.jpg, Rokko Garden Terrace File:Kamakurakyo01.JPG, Kamakura Valley File:Rokko alpine botanical garden04s2816.jpg, Rokkō Alpine Botanical Garden File:FrozenWaterFall1.JPG, Frozen Nanamagari Waterfall File:Kobe Nunobiki Herb Garden08n4272.jpg,

File:Odaki, from the Nunobiki Falls.jpg, Nunobiki Falls

References

External links

* Japan-guide.co
Mount Rokkō
* Rokkosan Guide Hous
Mount Rokkō
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