This is not just an observatory
Rokko-Shidare Observatory Shidare
Rokuko Shidare is a paid observation deck on the mountain where the view, art, and nature are fused. Standing like a single large tree on top of Mt. Rokko, it looks different from the outside and inside. A view spot that you want to visit at least once if you come to Mt. Rokko.
Experience the view
Superb view from about 880m above sea level
Rokko Shidare is the observation deck with the highest altitude* on Mt. Rokko. The panoramic view from the maximum altitude of 888m extends from Awaji Island to the Osaka Plain and Kansai International Airport, and at night it transforms into a "10 million dollar night view".
*In-house research.
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Rock weed guide tour
展望台の仕組みをスタッフが分かりやすくご紹介！ 約20分で場内を回ります。入場料のみで気軽にご参加いただけます。（開催時間など詳しくはお電話078-894-2281または現地にてお問合せください。）
experience art
Let's go see the art on the mountain
The weeping weeping rock art exhibition "Weeping Museum" is a hands-on art that can be enjoyed by adults and children alike by looking, listening, and touching. Enjoy encounters with art on Mt. Rokko.
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"Lightscape in Rokko Shokubutsu no Akari"
Lightscape in Rokko is a light art work that colors the night of Mt. Rokko. This year's theme is plants that grow naturally in Mt. Rokko. Check out the gentle, soft light show created by light-up artist Masayuki Fushimi.
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"Sugiyama Brothers' Soap Bubble Square"
Soap bubble plaza supervised by soap bubble artist Sugiyama brothers. You can play with soap bubbles using various tools. Everyone from children to adults can experience the charm of soap bubbles on top of Mt. Rokko. In the winter, the wooden deck freezes, so we have relocated the event. (Exhibition will be canceled in case of rain, stormy weather, or if the soap bubble liquid freezes. Target age: 4 years old or older) Caution: Please follow the precautions posted in the soap bubble square and have fun and play safely.
experience nature
Feel the movement of water, air and the sun
We don't usually notice it, but the earth's water and air circulate thanks to the power of the sun. At Rokkou Shidare, you can experience nature through the power of well-thought-out architectural design.
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icy wind experience *
(1) Cut out the ice on the coldest day of the year.
(2) Store until summer in the deepest ice storage.
③ You can enjoy icy wind experience that does not use any electricity in the summer.
*Because we use the power of nature, we may not be able to experience icy wind experience depending on the weather conditions.
Admission fee (tax included)
Adult (junior high school students and above) 1,000 yen
Child (4 years old to elementary school student) 500 yen
*Children under 3 years old are free
*Discount available if you present your disability certificate or Mirairo ID. Please see the sales information for details.
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Designer introduction
Designed by an architect based in Hiroshima
Designer: Hiroshi Sanbuichi
Born in 1968. architect. Advocating "details of the earth" with a consistent theme of how architecture becomes a part of the earth. He received awards from various countries around the world such as the "Canada Green Design Award Grand Prize", "The 19th Yoshioka Award", "DETAIL Prize Special Award" (Germany), and in 2008 he was invited to the Royal Academy of Denmark as a special lecturer. The Inujima Art Project "Smeltery", a masterpiece that won the "Architectural Grand Prize of Japan" (2010) and the "Architectural Institute of Japan Award" (2011), realized a museum that does not use mechanical air conditioning at all and has been abandoned for 100 years. The former copper smelter is being reborn with natural energy.
Based on the question, "What should we see from this place in the future?", we designed the weeping rocks with the intention of serving as a picture frame for viewing Mt. Rokko itself (the earth where we live). Rokko Shidare opened on July 13, 2010.
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