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is a
Shinto
Shinto () is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintois ...
shrine
A shrine ( la, scrinium "case or chest for books or papers"; Old French: ''escrin'' "box or case") is a sacred or holy sacred space, space dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor worship, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, Daemon (mythology), daem ...
, in
Daisen,
Tottori,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. A number of its structures have been designated
Important Cultural Properties.
Origins
Ōgamiyama Jinja is a complex of Shinto shrines, which were created to worship
Daisen. Daisen has been worshiped as a holy mountain at least since the 8th century. Originally this shrine was constructed as a simple building above sea level on a peak in height. The small building was set up as a shrine in the
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japanese. ...
.
History
The original location of this shrine is covered by heavy snow in winter, so another branch of this shrine was built at the foot of the mountain. It is called the ''winter shrine''. In turn, the original shrine was called the ''summer shrine''.
The winter shrine was originally built at Maruyama,
Kishimoto, but moved to Fukumahara and Odaka in
Yonago
is a Cities of Japan, city in western Tottori Prefecture, Japan, facing the Sea of Japan and making up part of the boundary of Nakaumi, Lake Nakaumi. It is adjacent to Shimane Prefecture and across the lake from its capital of Matsue. It is the p ...
. The summer shrine has remained in its original location since Heian Period.
With the
Shinbutsu bunri
The Japanese term indicates the separation of Shinto from Buddhism, introduced after the Meiji Restoration which separated Shinto ''kami'' from buddhas, and also Buddhist temples from Shinto shrines, which were originally amalgamated. It is a ...
, literally Shinto-Buddhism-separation after the Meiji restoration, this shrine was formally separated from
Daisen-ji
250px, Amida-do, An Important Cultural Property
250px, Main Hall
is a Buddhist temple located in the town of Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism, and its ''honzon'' is a statue of Jizo Bosat ...
, and the summer shrine was renamed ''Okumiya'' of Ogami Jinja and the Buddhist objects of worship were removed.
The current main object of worship is "Oanamuchi no Kami".
In the
modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines
The was an organizational aspect of the establishment of Japanese State Shinto. This system classified Shinto shrines as either official government shrines or "other" shrines. The official shrines were divided into
#Imperial shrines (''kampeisha ...
, Ōgamiyama was listed among the 3rd class of nationally significant shrines or .
Important Cultural Properties
* Okumiya
Honden
In Shinto shrine architecture, the , also called , or sometimes as in Ise Shrine's case, is the most sacred building at a Shinto shrine, intended purely for the use of the enshrined ''kami'', usually symbolized by a mirror or sometimes by a sta ...
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Heiden -
Haiden Haiden may refer to:
*A Gewürztraminer wine
* Haiden (Shinto), the hall of worship of a Shinto shrine
See also
* Heiden (disambiguation)
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(1805)
*
Massha Shimoyama
Honden
In Shinto shrine architecture, the , also called , or sometimes as in Ise Shrine's case, is the most sacred building at a Shinto shrine, intended purely for the use of the enshrined ''kami'', usually symbolized by a mirror or sometimes by a sta ...
-
Heiden -
Haiden Haiden may refer to:
*A Gewürztraminer wine
* Haiden (Shinto), the hall of worship of a Shinto shrine
See also
* Heiden (disambiguation)
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(1805)
* Large stone
Torii
A is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the mundane to the sacred.
The presence of a ''torii'' at the entrance is usually the simplest ...
(1854)
References
External links
*
Ōgamiyama Jinja homepageOfficial Home Page of Daisen Tourist Bureau
Shinto shrines in Tottori Prefecture
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
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