Asahiokayama Shrine

Japanese: 旭岡山神社 - あさひおかやまじんじゃ
Asahiokayama Shrine

...In the Tohoku region, a Bonten dedication festival is held in which large Bonten are made and dedicated to shrines. At Asahiokayama Shrine in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture (February 17th), and Taiheiyama Miyoshi Shrine in Akanuma, Akita City (February 17th), each Bonten competes with each other when they reach the stone steps in front of the shrine, and it is said that the first person to donate a Bonten will be blessed with good fortune for the year. [Uno Masato]...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Asahiokayama Shrine" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…東北地方には,大きな梵天を作って神社に奉納する梵天奉納祭が行われる。秋田県横手市の旭岡山(あさひおかやま)神社(2月17日),秋田市赤沼の太平山三吉神社(2月17日)などで,いずれも神社の前の石段にくると,各梵天は互いに争って石段をかけのぼり,最初に梵天を奉納した者にはその年幸運がさずかるといわれている。【宇野 正人】。…

※「旭岡山神社」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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