An ancient shrine enshrined at the foot of Mt. Iwaki (1,625 m), also called Tsugaru Fuji, revered since antiquity as the general guardian of Tsugaru. Traditionally said to have been founded in 780, with a legend that Kukai (Kobo Daishi) performed esoteric rites here by imperial order of Emperor Saga. The shrine complex — comprising a five-story pagoda, romon gate, haiden, chumon, and honden — is c…

The origins of Iwakiyama Jinja are traditionally traced to 780, when a mountain ascetic named Manazuru is said to have enshrined a deity on the summit of Mt. Iwaki. During the Konin era (810–824), Kukai (Kobo Daishi) is said to have performed esoteric Buddhist rites here by imperial order of Emperor…