Mount Taishaku


Mount Taishaku is a mountain of Tanjō Mountains, located 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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