title: Mount Hatsuka
text: # Mount Hatsuka
  
  Mount Hatsuka (羽束山, Hatsuka-yama) is a 524.0 meter high Japanese mountain in Sanda, Hyōgo, Japan. Another name of this mountain is Mount Koge.
  
  Mount Hatsuka is an independent peak in Tamba Highland. This mountain is on a popular picnic course from Dojo Station to Kozuki Bus Stop of Shinki Bus. On the top of the mountain, Hatsuka Shrine is extant.
  
  ## History
  
  This mountain was one of the mountains of the enduring ascetic practices for Shugenja monks. On the foot of this mountain there is the Koge-ji temple.
  
  ## Access
  
  * Kozuki Bus Stop of Shinki Bus
  * Koge Bus Stop of Shinki Bus
  