Mount Kabutoyama

Infobox Mountain
Name =Mount Kabutoyama
甲山
Photo = Mount Kabutoyama.jpg
Caption = A View of Mt. Kabutoyama
Elevation =309.2 metres
Location =Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
Range = Rokko Mountains
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Topographic

Type = A monadnock of an old volcano
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Pronunciation = Kabutoyama

nihongo|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.

Outline

Mount Kabutoyama is a famous picnic spot in the Kansai metropolitan area. It is a monadnock of an extinct volcano thath was last estimated to erupt about 1,200 years ago. This mountain is in the Kabutoyama Forest Park.

History

The mountain is shaped like a helmet, 'kabuto' in Japanese. It 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 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 "helmet mountain."

Access

*Nigawa Station of Hankyu Imazu Line
*Koyoen Station of Hankyu Koyoen Line

References

* [http://www.nishi.or.jp/~kanko/1k/index.html Nishinomiya Tourist Bureau]
* [http://www.hyogo-park.or.jp/kabutoyama/ Kabutoyama Forest Park]
* [http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.aspx?id=52351205&slidex=400&slidey=0 Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan]