| Mount Maya 摩耶山 |
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 A View of Mt. Maya from Kobe University |
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| Elevation | 698.6 meters |
| Location | Kobe, Hyogo, Japan |
| Range | Rokko Mountains |
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| Type | Ruins |
Mount Maya (摩耶山 Maya?) is a 698.6 meter high mountain in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. This mountain is one of the major peaks of Rokko Mountains, and on Nishi-Rokko, literally West-Rokko Mounbtains, Mount Maya is the most popular mountains for people in this area.
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Mount Maya is one of the two centers for tourists attracted by Mount Rokkos. Like Area around Kinenhidai, Mount Maya is linke to the foot of the mountain by 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. This mountain is a Setonaikai National Park, and the most attrtactive thing for the visitors are 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 selected as one of Kinki 100 mountain and also one of Hyogo 50 mountains
History
The history of Mount Maya is that of Tenjoji temple in an aspect. Tenjoji temple was said to be established 646 by High Monk Hodo, at the Emperor Ktoku's behest. In 8th century, another High Monk Kobo brought back a statue of Maya, the mother of Buddha from China and dedicated to this temple. Needless to say, the name of this mountain has the origin on this episode. Tenjoji temple had wieled the big influence for long time, but the original temple which was located very near to the top of the mountain was fired by a pyromaniac in 1975. Now the temple was reestablished at the northern and higher place from this mountain.
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
References
 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 |
