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 | |
|---|---|
鳥海山大物忌神社 | |
 Torii of the shrine | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Toyoukebime Tsukuyomi |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
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
| 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
| Sanchō-Gohonsha | |
|---|---|
 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
| 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]
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