Mount Matsuo



































Mount Matsuo
松尾山

Mount Matsuo.jpg
A View of Mt. Matsuo from Mount Shirakami

Highest point
Elevation 687 m (2,254 ft)
Coordinates
35°2′N 135°8′E / 35.033°N 135.133°E / 35.033; 135.133
Naming
Language of name Japanese
Pronunciation
[matsɯ.o]
Geography
Location
Sasayama, Hyōgo , Japan
Parent range Tamba Highland

Mount Matsuo (松尾山, Matsuo-yama) is a 687-metre-high (2,254 ft) mountain in Sasayama, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. 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 temple 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, 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




  • Furuichi Station of Fukuchiyama Line


  • Sasayamaguchi Station of Fukuchiyama Line



References



  • the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan

  • ‘Shinban Furusato Hyogo 50 San’, Hyōgoken Sangaku Renmei





Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Information security

New York City Police Department

章鱼与海女图