Mount Iwakura

Mount Iwakura
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 / 34.800°N 135.317°E
Naming
Pronunciation	[iɰakɯɾajama]
Geography
Location	Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan
Parent range	Rokko Mountains

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

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

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