Mount Kabutoyama
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| Mount Kabutoyama 甲山 |
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 A View of Mt. Kabutoyama |
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| Elevation | 309.2 metres |
| Location | Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Range | Rokko Mountains |
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| Type | A monadnock of an old volcano |
| Pronunciation | [Kabutoyama] |
Mount Kabutoyama (甲山 Kabuto-yama?) is a mountain in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan. It is located in the east end of the Rokko Mountains, and the height is 309.2m.
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[edit] Outline
Mount Kabutoyama is a famous picnic spot in the Kansai metropolitan Area. The mountain is a monadnock of an old broken volcano which was estimated to erupt about 1,200 thousands years ago. This mountain is in the Kabutoyama Forest Park.
[edit] History
The mountain has a good shape like a helmet, 'Kabuto' in Japanese, and so has a long history as an object of worship by people around the mountain. Kanno-ji in the middle of the mountain is the place of worship of the mountain. According to the Japanese myth, it is understood that because Empress Jingu buried her helmet when she went to subjugate Silla, a dynasty in the Korean Peninsula, this mountain was named 'Kabutoyama', literally, the mountain of helmet.
[edit] Access
- Nigawa Station of Hankyu Imazu Line
- Koyoen Station of Hankyu Koyoen Line
