Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine
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| Chokaisan Omonoimi-jinja | |
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鳥海山大物忌神社 | |
 Torii of the shrine | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Toyoukebime Tsukuyomi |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
Chokaisan Omonoimi Shrine (鳥海山大物忌神社) is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Chōkai.[1][2]
In the middle ages it became a sacred spot for shugendo, a religion of mountain worship.[2]
People worship a lake called Maruikesama at the shrine. It is a Kannabi and worshippers believe a god lives in it.[3]
It is the Dewa Province Ichinomiya, or the first ranked shrine in the Dewa Province. It is related to the Three Mountains of Dewa [4]
It has a festival every year on July 14 called Hi-awase shinji. where people light fires for good harvest and good fishing.[5]
It has three subshrines. Fukura-kuchinomiya and Warabioka-kuchinomiya at the foot of the mountain and Sancho-Gohonsha at the peak[6]
It had a legal battle after World War II because people were confused about who owned the summit[7]
Fukura-kuchinomiya
[change | change source]| Fukura-kuchinomiya | |
|---|---|
 Fukura-kuchinomiya | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto |
Fukura-kuchinomiya is a subshrine located at the foot of the mountain[6]
The Honden is located on a hill and faces south[8]
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto is enshrined here
Sanchō-Gohonsha
[change | change source]| Sanchō-Gohonsha | |
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 Sanchō-Gohonsha | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Omonoimi no Kami |
This Shrine is on the peak of Mount Chokai.[6] It was built in 564 in the reign of Emperor Kinmei.[6] It looks like an ordinary cabin on the outside[9] The shrine is rebuilt once every 20 years, it was rebuilt in 1997.[2]
Warabioka-kuchinomiya
[change | change source]| Warabioka-kuchinomiya | |
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 Warabioka-kuchinomiya | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Toyoukebime, Ukanomitama |
Warabioka-kuchinomiya is a subshrine located at the foot of the mountain.[6] The shrine worships agricultural deities Toyoke-Ookami and Ukanomitama no Mikoto.[8]
The shrine has four Hokora or small shrines on its grounds.[8]
There is a festival on May 3rd called Daimonbei Matsuri.[2]
There are three torii gates and the movie Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends was filmed there[10]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Oomonoimi Jinja, Yamagata". archive.ph. Archived from the original on 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "chokaizan omonoimi shrine（warabioka kuchi no miya） - shrine-heritager". shrineheritager.com. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/id=8579
- ↑ https://archive.today/20230425181001/https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/?id=9228
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Chokaizan Omono-Imi Jinja - Must-See, Access, Hours & Price". GOOD LUCK TRIP. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ↑ "Reminiscences of Religion in Postwar Japan: Economic Changes after the War (Continued)". Contemporary Religions in Japan. 7 (1): 51–79. 1966. ISSN 0010-7557.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://archive.today/20230411014431/https://okunomichi.wordpress.com/2014/08/28/1301/
- ↑ https://archive.today/20230425185131/https://akitajet.com/wiki/Mount_Ch%C5%8Dkai
- ↑ "Warabioka Kuchinomiya Shrine". Guidoor. Retrieved 2023-04-25.