Mount RokkÅ
The Rokko (Japanese六甲 山, Rokko -san ) is with 931 m height of the house Mountain Kobes. Located in the north of the city, it serves as a recreational area and offers impressive views of a large part of the Kansai metropolitan area. Especially the night view of the lights of the cities of Kobe and Osaka under the name " 10 - million - dollar views " famous.
Naming
Originally called the mountain " Muko -yama ," according to the runaround him on the east river " Muko -gawa ". From the beginning, however, different characters were used for the two pronunciations " muco ". Around since the Meiji Restoration undid the Onyomi - reading for the first and third characters in the六甲 山Kunyomi reading from, so that today's debate revealed.
Massif
With " Rokko -san " is commonly also the entire ridge of the " Rokkōberge " especially with the peaks Futatabi ( 463 m north of the city center ), Maya ( 698 m) and called Rokko ( north-east of the city center ).
During the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake in 1995, the mountain massif threw back the shock waves on the softer soil of the south front of it urban area, so just the middle strip of tubular elongated city area experienced the strongest shocks.
Others
The Rokko Oroshi (六甲 颪) is a cooling in summer, in winter cold downward wind of Rokko city Kobe. According to him, the anthem of the Hanshin Tigers is named.
See Mikuni
Rokko Garden Terrace
Kamakura Valley
Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden
Frozen Waterfall Nanamagari
Nunobiki Herb Garden
Nunobiki Waterfall