Oiwa Fudo - Ooiwa Fudo

...The eastern part of the area is a mountainous region of the Hida Mountains, with mountains such as Mount Tsurugi and Mount Dainichi that are 2,000 to 3,000 meters above sea level, and is included in the Chubu Sangaku National Park. The central settlement, Kamiichi, is a valley-mouth settlement on the Kamiichi River, and in the Edo period, it was on the route to Tateyama pilgrimage, and was bustling with pilgrims, with Oiwayama Nisseki-ji Temple (Oiwayama Fudo), known for its cliff-carved Buddha of Acala, and the Soto Zen temple Tateyama-ji Temple nearby. Along with Namekawa, it is the center of Toyama's drug sales, and is home to many pharmaceutical factories and household medicine distributors. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Oiwa Fudo" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…東部は劔岳，大日岳など標高2000～3000m級の山々が連なる飛驒山脈の山岳地域で，中部山岳国立公園に含まれている。中心集落の上市は上市川の谷口集落で，江戸時代は立山参拝の道筋にあたり，また不動明王の磨崖仏で知られる大岩山日石（につせき）寺(大岩不動)や曹洞宗の立山（りゆうせん）寺をひかえて，参拝客でにぎわった。滑川とともに富山売薬の中心で，製薬工場のほか家庭薬配置業者も多く集まる。…

※「大岩不動」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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