Mount Gorogoro

What it is

• A mountain standing 565.3 meters tall on the border of Ashiya and Nishinomiya.
• Part of the Setonaikai National Park within the Rokko Mountains area.
• A peak renamed from Kaminari-dake in 1956 with a surface geology of granite.
• A summit located directly within the Rokko-Awaji Island Fault Zone.

Getting there

• The Kakitani hiking course begins near the Suishadani bus stop.
• A one-hour hike leads to the summit from the Kurakuen trailhead.
• The peak is accessible via the Tsurugidani trailhead in Nishinomiya.
• A hiking route starts from the Rokurokuso trailhead in Ashiya.
• The summit is a short walk from the Okuike-minamicho area.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.