Saikan
| Saikan (斎館) | |
|---|---|
 A twisting hallway in Saikan. | |
  Location within Japan | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38°42′12″N 139°58′48″E / 38.703364°N 139.979944°E |
 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
[edit]Saikan connects directly to the main temple of the complex through a long passageway that climbs further up the mountain.
Accommodation
[edit]Elaborate Gohonbo Bassho-zen meals are served to visitors.
Access
[edit]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.
A simple breakfast.
One of many large tatami rooms for guests.
Hallway.
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 日本の美術 (in Japanese). 至文堂. 2005. p. 84.
- ↑ 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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