Mt. Miwa（三輪山, Miwayama）
| Elevation | 467 m |
|---|---|
| Classification | 100 Famous Low Mountains of Japan |
| Location | Nara Pref. (奈良県 桜井市) |
| Coordinates | 34.53500, 135.86667 |
Highlights of Mt. Miwa
- Selected as one of the 100 Famous Low Mountains of Japan
- Elevation 467 m
- Located in Nara Pref.
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About Mt. Miwa
Mount Miwa (三輪山, Miwa-yama) or Mount Mimoro (三諸山, Mimoro-yama) is a mountain located in the city of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It has been an important religious and historical mountain in Japan, especially during its early history, and serves as a holy site in Shinto. The entire mountain is considered sacred, and is home to one of the earliest Shinto shrines, Ōmiwa Shrine. Several burial mounds from the Kofun period can be found around the mountain.
The kami (spirit) generally associated with Mount Miwa is Ōmononushi (大物主) (Ōmono-nushi-no-kami), a rain kami. However, the Nihon Shoki notes that there was a degree of uncertainly when it came to naming the principal kami of Mount Miwa, but he is often linked to Ōkuninushi.
Name
Mount Miwa was first described in the Kojiki as Mount Mimoro (三諸山). Both names were in common use until the reign of Emperor Yūryaku, after which Miwa was preferred. Mimoro has been held to mean something like "august, beautiful" (mi) and "room", or "hall" (moro corruption of muro). The current kanji (三) (mi) and (輪) (wa) are purely phonetic. It has also been written (三和), another a phonetic spelling with the same pronunciation.
Early religion...