Hyogo
Kobe
Nada-ku

Mount Maya

Mount Maya is a 698.6-metre-high mountain in Kobe, , Japan. This mountain is one of the major peaks of the Rokkō Mountains, and is the most popular peak for visitors on the West-Rokkō Mountains.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 615 metres
  • Description: mountain in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Maya San” and “Mayasan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include kikuseitai and Tenjō-ji.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kikuseidai is a view point and a park just aside of the top of Maya-san in , . It has one of the Three Major Night Views of Japan called ten million dollar night views.

Buddhist temple
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Tōri , officially Mayazan or Mayazan , is a Shingon Buddhist temple in eastern , , . The temple is located on Mount Maya in the ward of Kobe.

Hotel
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chuo-ku and Kita-ku.

Suburb
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Chūō is one of 9 wards of , . It has an area of 28.46 km2, and a population of 127,602 with 74,814 households as of January 31, 2012. The ward was formed from the 1980 merger of the former Fukiai-ku and Ikuta-ku.

Suburb
Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kita is one of 9 wards of , . It has an area of 241.84 km2, and a population of 226,402. Kita in Japanese means North. is the biggest ward in Kobe and occupies the northeastern part of the city. is located in .

Suburb
Photo: Laitr Keiows, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Higashinada is one of 9 wards of , . It has an area of 30.36 km2. and a population of 212,111. South of the Hanshin Main Line, it is also home to some notable sake brewing areas, including Uozaki and Mikage.

Mount Maya

Latitude
34.73298° or 34° 43′ 59″ north
Longitude
135.20488° or 135° 12′ 18″ east
Elevation
615 metres (2,018 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QP6M3+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2802573680
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
9290134
Wiki­data ID
Q6922072
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Venetian—“Mount Maya” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “မယတောင်”
  • Cebuano: “Maya San”
  • Central Bikol: “Bukid nin Maya”
  • Chinese: “摩耶山”
  • Dutch: “Maya San”
  • Dutch: “Mount Maya”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت مايا”
  • French: “mont Maya”
  • French: “Mont Maya”
  • Italian: “Monte Maya”
  • Japanese: “Maya San”
  • Japanese: “まやさん”
  • Japanese: “摩耶山”
  • Japanese: “麻耶山”
  • Ladin: “Mont Maya”
  • Russian: “Майя (гора)”
  • Russian: “Майя”
  • Venetian: “Monte Maya”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mayasancho and Oishi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hoshi and 摩耶山史跡公園.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mount Maya”. Photo: Mass Ave 975, CC BY-SA 3.0.