Mount Matsuo

Mount Matsuo
Mount Matsuo
松尾山

A View of Mt. Matsuo from Mount Shirakami
Elevation 687 m (2,254 ft)
Pronunciation [matsɯ.o]
Location
Location Sasayama, Hyōgo , Japan
Range Tamba Highland
Coordinates 35°2′N 135°8′E / 35.033°N 135.133°E / 35.033; 135.133

Mount Matsuo (松尾山 Matsuo-yama?) is a 687 m (2,254 ft) high mountain in Sasayama, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Another name is Mount Kosen-ji, literally, "Mountain of Kosen-ji."

Religion and History

Mount Matsuo is one of the major objects of worships for the people in this area. On this mountain, a Buddhist temple named ‘Kosen-ji’ was established in 645 by Hodo Sennin. This temple was re-established by Denkyo Taishi in the 9th century. The temple was burned by Akechi Mitsuhide in the 16th century, but re-established again by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In the Edo period, it is said that there were 28 monk houses in the mountain. Kosen-ji was also destroyed as a result of the Shinbutsu bunri, literally, Shinto-Buddhism-separation.

Sakai Castle once stood on the top of this mountain; however, it was destroyed after the decline of the Sakai clan.

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References

  • Jizo Jizo buddhas as ruins of Kosen-ji

  • Other Jizo buddhas as ruins of Kosen-ji

  • Ruins of Kosen-ji


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