period. Surrounding area The mountain is located near several leisure and amusement facilities, including the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan and the Suntory Museum. It is also a short ferry ride away from Universal Studios Japan on via the Tempozan Ferry Terminal. The Hanshin Expressway also has an exit named after Mount Tenpō. Mount Tenpō Mountaineering Club and Rescue Team In 1997, in reaction to Mount Tenpō being listed as a mountain on the topological maps in 1996, two citizens founded the Mount Tenpō Mountaineering Club with the goal of establishing Mount Tenpō as a tourist attraction. The club held annual "climbing events" on new year's day and April 5th (in reference to Mount Tenpō's 4.5 meter elevation) which by 2000 drew the attendance of around a thousand people as well as newspaper and television coverage. In the spirit of いちびり (ichibiri, an Osaka dialect term meaning "taking a joke to the extreme") they issued commemorative "mountain climbing certificates" at these events and also to anyone who would apply and pay the issuance fee of 10 Yen. The club also formed a Mount Tenpō Rescue Team, staffed by two members. In 2005, the club ceased its operation out of a café in the vicinity of Mount Tenpō. The reopening of the club was announced for 2010, but their website since closed and current operations are unknown. See also List of the 100 famous mountains in Japan List of mountains and hills of Japan by height List of records of Japan References Geography of Osaka Tenpo Tourist attractions in Osaka Parks and gardens in Osaka