Futarasan Jinja Chugushi
栃木県
The gateway to climbing Mount Nantai — a sacred mountain-worship site nestled beside Lake Chuzenji
Founded
784
Type
Shrine
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50 min by bus from JR/Tobu Nikko Station, alight at Futarasan Jinja-mae
2484 Chugushi, Nikko, Tochigi
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Shrine
Founded 784
1242 years
Enshrined Deity
二荒山大神
Overview
The Chuguji of Nikko Futarasan Shrine on Lake Chuzenji's shore, the base for Mount Nantai pilgrimage.
Situated at approximately 1,269m elevation, with superb views of Lake Chuzenji and Mount Nantai.
Mount Nantai pilgrimage is permitted only July 31 to August 7 each year, a traditional mountain worship practice.
The great torii at the trailhead solemnly welcomes climbers as the entrance to Mount Na…
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Origins
In 784, when Shodo Shonin successfully climbed Mount Nantai, he established the Chuguji by Lake Chuzenji.
Chuguji was positioned as an intermediate shrine connecting the main shrine (in Nikko) and the inner shrine (on Mount Nantai's summit).
From the Heian period, many practitioners gathered as the …
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