Mount Hatsuka

Mount Hatuska
羽束山
Elevation	524.0 m (1,719 ft)
Pronunciation	[hatsukajama]
Location
Location	Sanda, Hyōgo, Japan
Range	Tamba Highland
Coordinates	34°55′N 135°16′E / 34.917°N 135.267°E / 34.917; 135.267

Mount Hatsuka (羽束山, Hatsukayama^?) is a 524.0 meter high Japanese mountain in Sanda, Hyōgo, Japan. Another name of this mountain is Mount Koge.

Mount Hatsuka is an independent peak in Tamba Highland. This mountain is on a popular picnic course from Dojo Station to Kozuki Bus Stop of Shinki Bus. On the top of the mountain, Hatsuka Shirine is extant.

History

This mountain was one of the mountains of the enduring ascetic practices for Shugenja monks. On the foot of this mountain there is the Koge-ji temple.

Access

• Kozuki Bus Stop of Shinki Bus
• Koge Bus Stop of Shinki Bus

References

• Sanda Tourist Bureau
• Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan