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, in Daisen, Tottori,

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. 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

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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

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. 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, 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

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, 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 ...

- Heiden - Haiden (1805) * Massha Shimoyama

- Heiden - Haiden (1805) * Large stone

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(1854)

References

External links

*
Ōgamiyama Jinja homepage

Official Home Page of Daisen Tourist Bureau
Shinto shrines in Tottori Prefecture Important Cultural Properties of Japan Beppyo shrines Daisen, Tottori Kokuhei Shōsha Shikinai Shosha Tottori Prefecture designated tangible cultural property Izumo Shrine and Buddhism Sacred Sites {{Japan-religious-struct-stub