Dewa Shrine
Dewa Shrine (出羽神社) is one of the shrines of the Three Mountains of Dewa.[1][2] It is also known as Hagurosan shrine due to being on Mount Haguro.
Of the three shrines it is the only shrine which is accessable year round .[3][4][5]
Mount Haguro is the smallest of the three mountains of Dewa, but it contains all the deities of the other two mountains, making it the most important of all the three shrines. Dewa Shrine, also known as Hagurosan Shrine, is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Haguro.[2]
Hagurosan Shrine is unique among the three shrines in that it remains accessible year-round unlike Gassan Shrine and Yudonosan Shrine, which are closed during winter due to heavy snowfall. As a result, it is the most renowned mountain of the three .[3][4][5] One of Japan's national treasures, the Haguro Five-story Pagoda, is situated on Mount Haguro.[3][4][5][6]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Hagurosan｜Dewa Sanzan Shrine formula homepage". Dewa Sanzan Shrine official site. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Haguro-san". www.japan-guide.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Earhart, H. Byron. (1965). Four ritual periods of Haguro shugendo in northeastern Japan. History of Religions, 5(1), 93-113.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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
- ↑ turuden. "Five-storied Pagoda of Mt. Haguro | Haguro Tourist Association" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-04-11.