Echigo Sanzan

Japanese: 越後三山 - えちごさんざん

Also known as the Uonuma Sanzan. The name refers to the three mountains of Komagatake (2003m), Nakanodake (2085m), and Hakkaisan (1778m), which form the center of the Echigo Mountains in southeastern Niigata Prefecture. These mountains have been worshipped by many people as sacred mountains since ancient times. Hakkaisan, with its sacred peak of Yatsumine, has been the site of ascetic training since the Middle Ages, replacing Kinpusan in Yoshino, Nara Prefecture. From the end of the early modern period to modern times, it became a sacred place for ascetics, attracting pilgrims from all over the country, and becoming the most sacred mountain in Echigo. In 1973, it was designated as Echigo Sanzan Tadami Quasi-National Park.

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Japanese:

別称魚沼三山。新潟県南東部，越後山脈の中心をなす駒ヶ岳 (2003m) ，中ノ岳 (2085m) ，八海山 (1778m) の三山をさす。これらの山は古くから霊山として多くの人々から信仰を集めた。なかでも頂上に八ツ峰の霊峰を有する八海山は，中世以来奈良県吉野の金峯山に代る国峰 (こくぶ) 修行が行われた。近世末から近代にかけて御嶽行者の霊地に変り，全国から登拝者を集め越後最大の信仰の山となった。 1973年越後三山只見国定公園に指定。

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