is a {{Convert, 488.4, m, ft, 0, adj=mid, -high mountain in Takarazuka,

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Mount Iwakura is a part of Setonaikai National Park. The mountain is a peak on the eastern ridge of the Rokko Mountains. It is said that the mountain received its name because of the stone shrine (''Iwakura'') on the top of the mountain.

Access

* Takarazuka Station of the JR Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) * Takarazuka Station of the

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References

* Shozo Tamaki, ''Rokkosan Hakubutsushi'', Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center
Official Home Page of Setonaikai National Park

Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan
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