Shrines and temples

Dewa Sanzan is a famous mountain worship venue that symbolizes "life, death, and rebirth" throughout the country [...

The three mountains in Yamagata Prefecture are general term for the three mountains, Mt. Haguro, Mt. Gassan, and Mt. Yudono, and are famous nationwide as sacred sites for mountain worship and Shugendo. What are the Dewa Sanzan? Dewa Sanzan is the central part of Yamagata Prefecture...

NEFT Editorial Department2016.09.14

[Iwate Prefecture] Chusonji, a world heritage site famous as the temple of the third generation of the Oshu Fujiwara clan

Chusonji Temple is located in Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun, Iwate Prefecture, which is the head temple of the Tendai sect Tohoku University. It is the 33 extra temples of Oshu, with the mountain name being Sekiyama and the main image being Shakyamuni Buddha. Compassion...

NEFT Editorial Department2016.09.12