Mount Rokkō

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 Rokkōsan-Saikōhō (六甲山最高峰), (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 56 km. The highest point is 931m. 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.

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

• Rokkō Alpine Botanical Garden
• Nunobiki Herb Garden
• Nunobiki Falls

For many years, lenses made by the Minolta Camera Company were designated as "Rokkor", named after the mountains near Osaka, where the company was headquartered.

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

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  Lake Hotaka
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  Lake Mikuni
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  Rokko Garden Terrace
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  Kamakura Valley
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  Rokkō Alpine Botanical Garden
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  Frozen Nanamagari Waterfall
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  Nunobiki Herb Garden
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  Nunobiki Falls

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Rokkō.

• 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

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