(六甲山) Mt. Rokko Hike

One of the 300 Famous Mountains of Japan (do people really care?), Mt. Rokko maybe Kobe's answer to Tokyo's Mt. Takao.

Budget: JPY1,910 (~USD19) from Sannomiya Station

JPY680. Train, Sannomiya Station to Arima Onsen.
JPY1,230. Bus/Train. Rokko Garden Terrace -> Sannomiya Station.

Hike Date / Difficulty (Elevation: 931m / 3,054ft)

October 28, 2018
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Route below is around 8kilometers, with an elevation change of ▲1,074m/ ▽539m
Map Link

When to Go
Anytime during the year.

Special Notes

Weather forecast: English / Japanese. English more detailed, Japanese more accurate.
Trailheads. Quite a lot of options, with public transportation discussed here. In this post, I'm only covering the trailheads I used.

Arima Onsen (有馬温泉). Arima Onsen is utterly famous, so public transportation is easy, though with plenty of transfers. Google maps pin here. JPY680 one way.

Finding the trailhead can be a bit tricky. The trailhead should be around here.

Rokko Garden Terrace (六甲ガーデンテラス). Google maps pin here. JPY1,230 one way.

Sannomiya Station -> Rokko Garden Terrace. Google maps works.
Rokko Garden Terrace -> Sannomiya Station. Google maps doesn't work. Plenty of signs all over though, and very easy to follow the flow of people. I'm feeling lazy so I'm not putting the bus schedule. If you end up reading this blog and want the schedule, just leave a comment and I'll update this blog.

Mountain huts.

Paid. None.
Free. None.
Camping. None.

Itinerary

09:00am. Started the hike.
10:50am. Arrived at the summit.
12:16pm. Arrived at Rokko Garden Terrace, where we had to wait a while for the bus. There were plenty of places to explore though.
01:50pm. Arrived at Sannomiya Station, ran to the steak restaurant, and had some awesome teppanyaki for about JPY3000 I think.