Mount Hakkai

Japanese: 八海山 - はっかいさん

A sacred mountain in Minami-Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture. It is one of the main peaks at the front entrance of the Echigo Sanzan, with an elevation of 1,778 meters. It is designated as part of the Echigo Sanzan Tadami Quasi-National Park. The mountain is composed of andesite from the Jounai Group of the Miocene Tertiary Period, and the summit was eroded in its prime and split into eight steep peaks, hence the name. It has long been famous as a national mountain ascetic training ground for mountain priests, and even today there is a shrine office for the Hakkai climbing worship group at the Osakiguchi entrance, which is the main approach to the mountain on the western foot of the mountain, and in the summer it is a sacred mountain of faith that is climbed by group climbers from all over the country. The most common trailhead is the Osakiguchi from Itsukamachi Station on the JR Joetsu Line, but there are also the Jonaiguchi and Okuraguchi from the Mizunashi River. At the back entrance, there is the Miyama traverse route from Koide Station through Oyu Onsen to Shiori Pass, which is a famous winter skiing spot.

[Hisao Yamazaki]

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Echigo Three Mountains
A sacred mountain in the Echigo Mountain Range. Also known as the Uonuma Sanzan. Located in central-eastern Niigata Prefecture, it is part of the Echigo Sanzan Tadami Quasi-National Park. From the left in the photo, Mt. Komagatake (2,003m above sea level), Mt. Nakanodake (2,085m), and Mt. Hakkai (1,778m). Since ancient times, the mountain has been known as a sacred place, and a traverse known as the "Sanzan Kake" has been carried out. The photo shows the view from Ojiya City. In the foreground is the meandering Shinano River. Minamiuonuma City and Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture © Niigata Prefecture Photographers Association ">

Echigo Three Mountains

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Japanese:

新潟県南魚沼市(みなみうおぬまし)にある信仰の山。越後三山(えちごさんざん)の表口にあたる主峰の一つで、標高1778メートル。越後三山只見国定公園(えちごさんざんたがみこくていこうえん)地区に指定されている。山体は第三紀中新世の城内(じょうない)層群の安山岩類から構成され、頂上は壮年期侵食を受けて険峻(けんしゅん)な8峰に分かれているところからこの名が生まれた。古くから山伏の国峰修験道場(こくぶしゅげんどうじょう)として名高く、いまも西麓(せいろく)の表参道にあたる大崎口には八海登拝講中の社務所があり、夏季は全国の講中登山客が登る信仰の霊山になっている。登山口はJR上越線五日町駅からの大崎口が一般的で、城内口と水無(みずなし)川からの大倉(おおくら)口もある。裏口には小出(こいで)駅から大湯(おおゆ)温泉を経て枝折(しおり)峠からの三山縦走路があり、冬山スキーの名所になっている。

［山崎久雄］

[参照項目] | 越後三山只見国定公園 | 山岳信仰 | 修験道

越後三山
越後山脈中の霊山。魚沼三山ともよばれる。新潟県中東部に位置し、越後三山只見国定公園を構成する。写真左から駒ヶ岳（標高2003m）、中ノ岳（2085m）、八海山（1778m）。古くから「三山駆け」といわれる縦走が行われ、信仰の山として知られる。写真は小千谷市からの眺望。手前は蛇行する信濃川。新潟県南魚沼市・魚沼市©新潟県写真家協会">

越後三山

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