Dewa Shrine
Template:Short description Template:Infobox religious building Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a major Shinto shrine[1][2] associated with Shugendo on Mount Haguro, Japan. As the lowest of the three mountains, standing at Template:Convert, it is the only one that is accessible throughout the year.[3][4][5] By contrast Gassan Shrine and Yudonosan Shrine, which are closed during winter due to heavy snowfall. Because of this it is considered the main shrine.[3][4][5]
A path of 2,446 stone steps[6] leads to its summit amidst 600-year-old sugi trees, past the famous Gojūnotō (五重塔) five story pagoda, Grandpa cedar (jijisugi 爺杉), the 1000 years old cedar tree, and numerous shrines. The steps and the pagoda are listed as National Treasures.[3][4][5][7] Dewa Shrine, also called Hagurosan Shrine or Sanjingōsaiden shrine (三神合祭殿) located at the summit venerates the spirits of all three mountains, making it the most important of all the three shrines.[2]
Gallery
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Sanzan Gosai-den temple
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Gosai-den-haiden
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Gojū-tō
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The path to the summit
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Haniyamahime-jinja
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The Gojū-tō Pagoda, near the base of Mount Haguro
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The grounds of the Saikan lodgings.
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A temple at the top of Mount Haguro.
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Detailed engraving work atop a temple.
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Bell and torii
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Incense
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Sculpture
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The path to the summit
References
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- ↑ a b c Earhart, H. Byron. (1965). Four ritual periods of Haguro shugendo in northeastern Japan. History of Religions, 5(1), 93-113.
- ↑ a b c Earhart, H. Byron. (1968). The celebration of "Haru-Yama" (Spring Mountain): An example of folk religious practices in contemporary Japan. Asian Folklore Studies, 27(1), 1-24
- ↑ a b c Hori, Ichiro. (1966) Mountains and their importance for the idea of the other world in Japanese folk religion. History of Religions, 6(1), 1-23
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