:Mount Taishaku
{{Short description|Mountain in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan}}
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| name = Mount Taishaku
| other_name = 帝釈山
| photo = Tanjosankei12.JPG
| photo_caption = Mount Tanjō and Mount Taishaku from Tsukihara (10/2008)
| elevation_m = 585.9
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| language = Japanese
| pronunciation = {{IPA|ja|taiɕakɯ̥saɴ|}}
| location = Sakamoto, Yamada, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
| range = Tanjō Mountains
| coordinates = {{coord|34|47|N|135|7|E|type:mountain}}
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{{nihongo|Mount Taishaku|帝釈山|Taishaku-san}} is a {{Convert|585.9|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} mountain of Tanjō Mountains, located in Sakamoto, Yamada, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan.
Outline and History
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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References
- [https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4635180190 'Kansaishuhen no Yama 250', Yama to Keikokusha Osakashikyoku]
- [http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.aspx?b=344714&l=1350706 Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan]
Gallery
Image:Tanjosankei01.JPG|Tanjō Mountains early in the morning (October 2008)
Image:Tanjosankei04.JPG|Religious objects at the top of Mount Taishaku (October 2008)
Image:Tanjosankei05.JPG|South view from the top of Mount Taishaku (October 2008)
Image:Tanjosankei06.JPG|West view from the top of Mount Taishaku (October 2008)