Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine
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Chokaisan Omonoimi Shrine (鳥海山大物忌神社) is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Chōkai.[1][2]
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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 |
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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]