Mount Maya - Mayasan

Japanese: 摩耶山 - まやさん
Mount Maya - Mayasan

A mountain in the Rokko Mountains, located in the central-southern part of Kobe City, on the border between Nada Ward and Kita Ward. It is 702 meters above sea level. Also known as Hasshu-rei, its southern slope is a steep fault cliff, and from the top of the mountain you can see Kobe Port and Osaka Bay. On the middle slope is Touritenjo-ji Temple (Maya-ji Temple), which enshrines Maya-funin, the birth mother of Shaka. A cable car was built in 1925 (Taisho 14), and there is now a ropeway to Oku-Maya at the top of the mountain. It is part of the Setonaikai National Park.

[Hiroko Fujioka]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

神戸市中南部、灘(なだ)区と北区の境にある六甲(ろっこう)山地の山。標高702メートル。八州嶺(はっしゅうれい)ともいい、南斜面は急傾斜をなす断層崖(がい)で、山上からは神戸港をはじめ大阪湾を展望できる。中腹には釈迦(しゃか)の生母の摩耶夫人(ぶにん)を祀(まつ)る忉利天上(とうりてんじょう)寺(摩耶寺)がある。1925年(大正14)ケーブルカーが敷設され、現在さらに山頂の奥摩耶へのロープウェーが架かっている。瀬戸内海国立公園の一部。

[藤岡ひろ子]

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