Mount Iwakura

Mount Iwakura (岩倉山, Iwakura-yama) is a 488.4-metre-high (1,602 ft) mountain in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Mount Iwakura
岩倉山
The Shrine on the Top of the Mount Iwakura
Highest point
Elevation	488.4 m (1,602 ft)
Coordinates	34°48′N 135°19′E
Naming
Language of name	Japanese
Pronunciation	[iwakɯɾajama]
Geography
Location	Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan
Parent range	Rokko Mountains

Outline

Mount Iwakura is a part of Setonaikai National Park. The mountain is a peak on the eastern ridge of the Rokko Mountains. It is said that the mountain received its name because of the stone shrine (Iwakura) on the top of the mountain.

Access

• Takarazuka Station of the JR Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)
• Takarazuka Station of the Hankyu Takarazuka Line or the Hankyu Imazu Line

References

• Shozo Tamaki, Rokkosan Hakubutsushi, Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center
• Official Home Page of Setonaikai National Park
• Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan