Mount Togakushi
Mount Togakushi, Nagano, Japan
Chūsha of the Togakushi Shrine
Mount Togakushi (Japanese: 戸隠山) is located in Togakushi, Nagano, Nagano, Japan. It is 1904 meters (6247 ft) high.
Mount Togakushi has traditionally been included in the Five Mountains of Northern Shinshu. It is now also part of the newly established Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park.[1] At its base are located the five Shintoist shrines (Okusha, Chūsha, Hōkōsha, Kuzuryūsha, and Hinomikosha) of the Togakushi Shrine.[2][3]
Historically, Mount Togakushi, like Mount Iizuna nearby, has been a sacred site for mountain-based religious sects, generally called Shugendo.[4]
See also[]
- Tourism in Nagano Prefecture
- Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park
References[]
- ^ Explore Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park
- ^ Touring Togakushi, a place renowned for spiritual energy (Nagano City Official Travel Guide)
- ^ Visiting the Five Shrines (Togakushi Jinja) (in Japanese)
- ^ A Path into the Mountains: Shugendō and Mount Togakushi" by Caleb Swift Carter (University of Hawaii Press, 2012)
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Coordinates: 36°46′13″N 138°03′18″E / 36.77028°N 138.05500°E
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