Mount Misen (弥仙山, Misen-zan) is a mountain in Oyogi-cho (於与岐町), Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan that is considered to be sacred by the Oomoto religion.[2][3]

Shrines and sacred sites

Osei Jinja (於成神社) on Mount Misen is where the religion's founder, Nao Deguchi, secluded herself in 1901 and received divine revelations (as described in Chapter 10 of Volume 38 in the Reikai Monogatari[4]). Nao Deguchi would perform daily ablutions at a waterfall (大本開祖修業の滝) nearby.[5][6] Kinpū Jinja (金峰神社) is located on the summit of the mountain, and Mikumari Jinja (水分神社) is at the foot of the mountain.

Access

The nearest JR train stations are Magura Station and Umezako Station.

See also

References

  1. ^ "弥仙山‬". OpenStreetMap. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  2. ^ "霊場(霊山・霊地) – 大本公式日本語サイト". 大本公式日本語サイト – (in Japanese). 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  3. ^ "霊場". 大本 - 身魂の立替え立直し (in Japanese). 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  4. ^ "第10章 思ひ出|第38巻|舎身活躍|霊界物語". 霊界物語ネット (in Japanese). 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  5. ^ "Misenzan 弥仙山" (PDF). Oomoto Iroha 大本いろは (in Japanese). Vol. 46. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  6. ^ Roberts, Bill (1903-04-28). "A Letter from Oomoto: Of mountains and myths". 大本公式サイト / Oomoto Official Site. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
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