Ancient shrine on the 'Fuji of the East,' Mount Tsukuba, celebrated for matchmaking and sung in the Manyoshu
An ancient shrine on the slopes of Mount Tsukuba (877m), praised as 'the Fuji of the West, the Tsukuba of the East,' enshrining Tsukuba-o-no-Kami and Tsukuba-me-no-Kami. The twin-peaked mountain of Nantaisan and Nyotaisan has been revered since ancient times as a mountain of matchmaking, and is even sung about in the Manyoshu, Japan's oldest poetry anthology. Receiving reverence from the imperial …
The exact founding date of Tsukubasan Jinja remains unknown, but the mountain itself has been venerated as a sacred divine body (shintai) since ancient times, with worship of Tsukuba-o-no-Kami (identified with Izanagi) and Tsukuba-me-no-Kami (identified with Izanami) said to have continued from time…
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