thumb|280px|View from [[Kikuseidai on Mount Maya]]

is the name of a range of mountains in southeastern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Outline

thumb|150px|alt=931|Marker at the highest peak of Mount Rokkō

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 to Takarazuka, and the length of the range is about . The highest point is . It also includes Mount Maya, Mount Kabutoyama, Mount Iwahara 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. Mt. Rokkō is a symbol of Kobe as well as Osaka.

History

Arthur Hasketh Groom opened the first golf course in Japan, Kobe Golf Club, on Mount Rokko in 1903.

Mount Rokkō was the first place to introduce rock climbing to the Japanese by Kuzou Fujiki who established the first rock climbing club in Japan in 1924.

Points of interest

  • Rokkō Alpine Botanical Garden
  • Nunobiki Herb Garden
  • Nunobiki Falls
  • Rokkosan Pasture
  • Kobe Golf Club
  • Ashiya Country Club
  • Okuike
  • East Rokko Observatory/Route Cafe

For many years, lenses made by the Minolta Camera Company, headquartered in Osaka, were named "Rokkor" after the mountains.

The theme song of the baseball team Hanshin Tigers, based in Nishinomiya, is titled .

Access

  • Rokkō Sanjō Station of Rokkō Cable Line
  • Kinenhidai Bus Stop of Hankyu Bus
  • Hoshi no Eki Station of Maya Cable

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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|Nunobiki Herb Garden

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

File:171125 Futatabi Park Kobe Japan02s.jpg|Futatabi Park

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See also

  • Hōrai Valley
  • Kamakura Valley
  • Rokkō oroshi - gale blowing down from Mt. Rokkō
  • Rokkō oroshi (song)
  • Rokkō Island - artificial island south of Kobe
  • Listed in The 100 Views of Nature in Kansai

References

  • Japan-guide.com Mount Rokkō
  • Rokkosan Guide House Mount Rokkō