is a {{Convert, 687, m, ft, adj=mid, -high, 0 mountain in
Sasayama,
Hyōgo Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to th ...
,
Japan
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. Another name is Mount Kosen-ji, literally, "Mountain of Kosen-ji."
Religion and History
Mount Matsuo is one of the major objects of worships for the people in this area. On this mountain, a
Buddhist
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temple
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named ‘
Kosen-ji’ was established in 645 by
Hodo Sennin. This temple was re-established by
Denkyo Taishi in the 9th century. The temple was burned by
Akechi Mitsuhide in the 16th century, but re-established again by
Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In the
Edo period
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, it is said that there were 28 monk houses in the mountain. Kosen-ji was also destroyed as a result of the
Shinbutsu bunri, literally, Shinto-Buddhism-separation.
Sakai Castle once stood on the top of this mountain; however, it was destroyed after the decline of the
Sakai clan.
Access
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Furuichi Station of
Fukuchiyama Line
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Sasayamaguchi Station of Fukuchiyama Line
Gallery
Image:Kosen-ji1.jpg, Jizō statues among the ruins of Kosen-ji
Image:kosen-ji2.jpg, Other Jizō statues among the ruins of Kosen-ji
Image:kosen-ji3.jpg, Ruins of Kosen-ji
External links
The Geographical Survey Institute in Japan‘Shinban Furusato Hyogo 50 San’, Hyōgoken Sangaku Renmei
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