Mount Maya

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Mount Maya
摩耶山

A View of Mt. Maya from Kobe University
Elevation 698.6 meters
Location Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Range Rokko Mountains
Coordinates 34°43′N, 135°12′E
Type Ruins

Mount Maya (摩耶山 Maya-san?) is a 698.6 meter high mountain in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. This mountain is one of the major peaks of the Rokko Mountains, and is the most popular peak for visitors on the West-Rokko Mountains.

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Mount Maya is one of the two centers in Rokko Mountains for tourists. Like the area around the Kinenhidai, Mount Maya has a link from the foot of the mountain to the top. Those are Maya Cableway and Maya Lopeway. This mountain has also easy access to the foot through Okumaya Driveway. Mount Maya area was linked to Kinenhidai area and the top of Mount Rokko by bus. This mountain is a part of Setonaikai National Park, and famous for the view from the mountain. Especially from Kikuseidai, a park just aside of the top of the mountain, visitor can see all over Osaka Bay area including, Kobe, Nishinomiya, Amagasaki, Osaka, Sakai, and two major airports in this area, Kansai International Airport and Kobe Airport. The night-view is called the night-view of 10 millions dollars. This mountain is also selected as one of Kinki 100 mountain and also one of Hyogo 50 mountains

[edit] History

The history of Mount Maya is closely linked to that of Tenjoji temple. Tenjoji temple was said to be established 646 by High Monk Hodo, at the Emperor Kotoku's behest. In the 8th century, another High Monk Kobo brought back a statue of Maya, the mother of Buddha from China, and dedicated it to this temple. Needless to say, the name of this mountain has its origin in this story. Tenjoji was an influential temple for a long time, but the original temple which was located very near to the top of the mountain was burned by a pyromaniac in 1975. The temple has been reestablished at a northern and higher place from the original.

[edit] Access

There are a lot of ways to reach to the peak of the mountain.

  • 1) Cableway and Rope way
Maya Cable Shita – (Maya Cable) - Nihino Eki – (Maya Ropeway) – Hoshino Eeki
  • 2) Rokko Cable Shita – (Rokko Cableway) – Rokko Sanjo – (Rokko Maya Sky-Shuttle Bus) – Mount Maya
  • 3) Kitano Icchome - (Shinkobe Ropeway) – Nunobiki Hurb Garden – (Walk) – Mount Maya
  • 4) Shinkobe Station – (Walk: Kyumayado - Gakko Rindo - Tengumichi) – Mount Maya
  • 5) May Cable Shita – (Walk:Uenomichi) – Mount Maya


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Kikuseidai Park at the Top of Mount Maya

Osaka Metropolitarian View from the top of Mount Maya

Kobe Metropolitarian View from the top of Mount Maya

Downtown of Kobe around Shinkobe, from the middle of Mount Maya

The Niomon Gate of the place of the former Tenjoji

The place of the former main hall of Tenjoji

Ishimaru Sarutanoiwa Saint Stone near the toppest place of Mount Maya

Nunobiki no Taki Fall, at the foot of Mount Maya
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