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Sacred Shugendo site founded in the Enryaku era, deep in the Okukuji mountains where waterfall austerities continue today
Approx. 25 min by taxi from JR Takahagi Station on the Joban Line
Onoshi, Takahagi, Ibaraki
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Hanayama Shrine in Onoshi, Takahagi, is an ancient shrine based on mountain worship in the Hanazono mountain range, a sacred site enshrining the mountain deity. Set in a mystical location surrounded by the mountains of Oku-Kuji, it has been a place of training for mountain ascetics since ancient times. The grounds are an otherworldly space enveloped in primeval forest, with the atmosphere of deep …
Hanayama Shrine is said to have been founded around 800 CE during the Enryaku era, rooted in mountain worship centered on the Hanazono mountain range. Enshrined deep in the mountains of Oku-Kuji, it is traditionally regarded as a sacred site dedicated to the mountain deity and served as a place of a…
Victory in contests, sports, and critical challenges. Rooted in warrior-deity shrines such as Hachiman and Suwa.
Derived from the enshrined deity "大山祇命"
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