A branch church of Ontake-kyo, one of the Shinto-derived mountain worship sects that venerates Mount Ontake. Ontake-kyo combines traditional Shinto practices with mountain worship (sangaku shinko) and emphasizes spiritual purification through connection with sacred mountains.
- 宗派
- Ontake-kyo
- 宗教
- shinto
- 祭神
- Ontake-no-Okami
- 祀られている神
- Ontake-no-Okami
- 創建
- Meiji period
- 座標
- 34.9574607, 137.1779812
文化的背景
Ontake-kyo is part of Japan's mountain worship tradition, where practitioners seek spiritual purification and communion with kami through reverence of sacred peaks. Mount Ontake, located on the border of Nagano and Gifu prefectures, is considered one of Japan's most sacred mountains.