Himekamidake - Himekamidake

Japanese: 姫神岳 - ひめかみだけ

Also known as Himekamiyama, this 1,125m mountain is located in Tamayama Village, Iwate County, Iwate Prefecture, in the northern part of the Kitakami Highlands. The entire mountain is a pyramidal shaped mountain made of Mesozoic granite, which is exposed near the summit. It is surrounded by a wide open plateau at an altitude of 350-900m, but Himekamidake is a remnant hill left behind from these plateau surfaces. Legend has it that Sakanoue no Tamuramaro enshrined a guardian deity on the summit and ruled over this region. Also known as Tamatozan, it was the center of mountain worship as one of the three sacred mountains in the south, along with Mt. Iwate and Mt. Hayachine.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

姫神山ともいう。北上高地の北部，岩手県岩手郡玉山村にある標高1125mの山。全山が中生代の花コウ岩からなる角錐状の山で，頂上付近は花コウ岩が露出する。周囲は標高350～900mの高原が広く開けているが，姫神岳はこれらの高原面からとり残された残丘である。坂上田村麻呂が守護神を山頂にまつり，この地方を支配したとの言い伝えがある。玉東山とも呼ばれ，岩手山，早池峰（はやちね）山とともに南部の三霊山として山岳信仰の中心であった。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

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