Asamayama faith - Asamayama faith

Japanese: 朝熊山信仰 - あさまやましんこう
Asamayama faith - Asamayama faith

...Also called Mt. Asakuma. Located on the eastern edge of Ise City, Mie Prefecture, it is the highest peak on the Shima Peninsula. It is 553 meters above sea level. From the summit, you can see Ise Bay, the Shima coastal plateau, Jingu Forest, and the Pacific Ocean, and it is part of the Ise-Shima National Park. The Ise-Shima Skyline, which connects Ise City and Toba City through the top of the mountain, opened in 1964. Near the summit is Kongosho-ji Temple, a famous Rinzai sect temple, and in the early modern period it was a lively place, with many people making the pilgrimage to Asakuma when visiting Ise Shrine. There are a group of sutra mounds (about 40) around the temple, and excavated items (national treasures) are preserved in the Kongosho-ji Treasure Museum. ...

*Some of the terminology used in relation to "Asakumayama faith" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…朝熊ヶ岳ともいう。三重県伊勢市の東端にあり,志摩半島の最高峰。標高553m。山頂からは伊勢湾,志摩の海食台地,神宮林,太平洋の眺めがよく,伊勢志摩国立公園の一部をなす。山上を経て伊勢市と鳥羽市とを結ぶ伊勢志摩スカイラインが1964年開通した。山頂に近く臨済宗の名刹(めいさつ)金剛証寺があり,近世には伊勢参宮にあたって朝熊参りをすることが多く,にぎわった。寺の周辺には経塚群(約40基)があり,出土品(国宝)は金剛証寺宝物館に保存されている。…

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