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Saikan

Coordinates: 38°42′12″N 139°58′48″E / 38.703364°N 139.979944°E / 38.703364; 139.979944
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Saikan (斎館)
A twisting hallway in Saikan.
Religion
AffiliationShinto
Location
Saikan is located in Japan
Saikan
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates38°42′12″N 139°58′48″E / 38.703364°N 139.979944°E / 38.703364; 139.979944
Glossary of Shinto

Saikan (斎館, Saikan) is a sprawling temple lodging atop Mt. Haguro (羽黒山 Haguro-san), part of the Three Mountains of Dewa (出羽三山 Dewa Sanzan) in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.[1] It was previously known as Kezō-in (華蔵院).[2][3]

Layout

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Saikan connects directly to the main temple of the complex through a long passageway that climbs further up the mountain.

Accommodation

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Elaborate Gohonbo Bassho-zen meals are served to visitors.

Access

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Traditionally, the lodgings are reached by climbing up 2,466 stone steps up the side of the mountain, but it can also be reached by car or bus.

References

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  1. ^ 岩鼻通明 (1992). 出羽三山信仰の歴史地理学的研究 (in Japanese). 名著出版. p. 3. ISBN 978-4-626-01430-6.
  2. ^ 日本の美術 (in Japanese). 至文堂. 2005. p. 84.
  3. ^ Earhart, H. Byron (1968). "The Celebration of "Haru-Yama" (Spring Mountain): An Example of Folk Religious Practices in Contemporary Japan". Asian Folklore Studies. 27 (1): 1–24. doi:10.2307/1177798. ISSN 0385-2342. JSTOR 1177798.
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