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
帝釈山
Mount Tanjō and Mount Taishaku from Tsukihara (10/2008)
Highest point
Elevation585.9 m (1,922 ft)
Coordinates34°47′N 135°7′E / 34.783°N 135.117°E / 34.783; 135.117
Naming
Language of nameJapanese
Pronunciation[taiɕakɯ̥saɴ]
Geography
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LocationSakamoto, Yamada, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
Parent rangeTanjō Mountains

Outline and History

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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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