Mount Asama

Japanese: 朝熊山 - あさまやま

A mountain in the central-eastern part of Mie Prefecture, eastern Ise City. It is also called Mt. Asakuma. Its altitude is 555m. Kongosho-ji Temple, a temple of the Nanzen-ji school of the Rinzai sect of Buddhism, is located on the southern peak, and it is known as the temple that protects the Ise Grand Shrine's evil direction. Excavations at the Asakumayama Sutra Mounds (nationally designated historic site) unearthed many sutra cases and mirrors bearing inscriptions from 1156 to 1186, and these have been designated national treasures as artifacts excavated from the Asakumayama Kyogamine Sutra Mounds in Ise Province. The main hall was built in the Momoyama period and is a national important cultural property. The Ise-Shima Skyline runs through the area. It is part of Ise-Shima National Park.

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Japanese:

三重県中東部，伊勢市東部の山。朝熊ヶ岳ともいう。標高 555m。南峰に臨済宗南禅寺派の中本山金剛証寺があり，伊勢神宮の鬼門を守る寺として知られる。朝熊山経塚群 (国指定史跡) の発掘により，保元1 (1156) 年から文治2 (1186) 年までの銘のある多くの経筒，鏡などが出土し，伊勢国朝熊山経ヶ峯経塚出土品として国宝に指定。本堂は桃山時代の建築で国の重要文化財。伊勢志摩スカイラインが通じる。伊勢志摩国立公園に属する。

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