Mount Nagata (Japan)
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| Mount Nagata | |
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 Mount Nagata seen from Mount Miyanoura | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,886 m (6,188 ft)[1] |
| Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
| Coordinates | 30°20′34.001″N 130°29′33.000″E / 30.34277806°N 130.49250000°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | 永田岳 (Japanese) |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Nagata (永田岳, Nagata-dake) is a mountain on the island of Yakushima in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. At an altitude of 1,886 m (6,188 ft), it is the second highest peak of Yakushima and the Kyushu region after Mount Miyanoura.[1]
Inō Tadataka's map of Yakushima refers to Mt. Nagata as Mt. Gongen (権現岳, gongen-dake) [2]
Locals have traditionally made biannual pilgrimages to the summit of Mt. Nagata in the fall and spring.[3][4] In 1722 a hokora (a type of miniature Shinto shrine) was constructed on the mountain's summit.[3]
In the 1480s, the Buddist priest Nichizō Shōnin retreated to a cave atop Mt. Nagata where he recited the Lotus Sutra for seven days.[4] Since then, the native kami of the Shinto religion, Hikohohodemi no Mikoto, has been venerated as a manifestation of the Buddhist mountain deity Ippon Hoju Daigongen.[4] This fusion of an indigenous Shinto deity with an introduced Buddhist deity is an example of Shinbutsu-shūgō.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "永田岳（奥岳）標高1,886m | 屋久島の山岳・景勝地【公式】屋久島観光協会". 屋久島観光協会 (in Japanese). Yakushima Tourism Association. 28 February 2024.
- ^ "大隅国馭謨郡屋久嶋沿海全圖". rmda.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp. Kyoto University.
- ^ a b "永田集落について岳参り". nagata-umigame.com (in Japanese). Nagata Sea Turtle Liaison Council (永田ウミガメ連絡協議会）. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Takemairi Mountain Pilgrimages" (PDF). www.mlit.go.jp. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
External links
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