Mt. Sekidō（石動山, Sekidosan）
| Elevation | 564 m |
|---|---|
| Location | Ishikawa Pref. (石川県 中能登町) |
| Coordinates | 36.96556, 136.97139 |
Highlights of Mt. Sekidō
- Elevation 564 m
- Located in Ishikawa Pref.
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About Mt. Sekidō
Mount Sekidō (石動山, Sekidōzan) is a 564 metres (1,850 ft) mountain on the border of Nanao and Nakanoto in Ishikawa Prefecture and the town of Himi, in Toyama Prefecture. It is also called Mount Isurugi (伊須流岐山, Isurugizan). Mount Sekidō was considered a holy mountain and was the center of a mountain cult since the Heian period. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1978. It is located with the borders of the Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park.
Overview
A Shinto shrine, the Isurugi-hiko Jinja (伊須流岐比古神社) claims to have been founded in 92 BC, during the reign of the legendary Emperor Suinin, although other records attribute its foundation to the Nara period shugendō monk Taichō in 717 AD. It is listed in the Engishiki records as the Ni-no-miya, or second-most important shrine in Noto Province, and was one of several shrines associated with the cult of Mount Hakusan throughout the Hokuriku region of Japan. During the Nara period, a Shingon Buddhist temple, Taihei-ji, was founded around 749-757 AD, centered around the cult of Kokūzō Bosatsu, and subsumed the shrine under the policy of Shinbutsu-shūgō. As a subsidiary of Ninna-ji in Kyoto Taihei-ji received imperial patronage...