Mount Ikoma

Japanese: 生駒山 - いこまやま
Mount Ikoma

The main peak of the Ikoma Mountains, located on the border between Nara and Osaka Prefectures. It is the center of Kongo-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park. It is 642 meters above sea level. It is a dome-shaped hill made of hard diorite that has withstood erosion. The summit is flat, the western slope on the Osaka Prefecture side is a steep cliff, and the eastern slope on the Nara Prefecture side is a gentle slope that descends to Ikomaya Valley. It has long been known as Ikoma-san (Nihon Shoki) and Ikoma-san (Manyoshu). Since 1678 (Enpo 6), when Hozan-ji Temple was built under the Hannya Cave on the eastern side, it has attracted the faith of the common people. There is an amusement park and TV towers for various stations on the summit, and cable cars run from the Shigi-Ikoma Skyline, which branches off from the Hanna Road, and from Torii-mae Station near Kinki Nippon Railway's Ikoma Station.

[Ichiro Kikuchi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

奈良県と大阪府との境界に位置する生駒山地の主峰。金剛生駒紀泉(こんごういこまきせん)国定公園の一中心。標高642メートル。侵食に耐えた堅い閃緑(せんりょく)岩からなるドーム状の残丘。山頂は平坦(へいたん)面をなし、大阪府側の西斜面は急崖(きゅうがい)、奈良県側の東斜面は緩傾斜で生駒谷に下る。古くから胆駒山(『日本書紀』)、射駒山(『万葉集』)などの名で知られる。1678年(延宝6)東側中腹の般若窟(はんにゃのいわや)の下に宝山寺(ほうざんじ)が創建されてから庶民の信仰を集めた。山頂には遊園地、各局テレビ塔などがあり、阪奈道路から分岐する信貴(しぎ)生駒スカイラインや近畿日本鉄道生駒駅近くの鳥居前駅からはケーブルが通じている。

[菊地一郎]

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