Deity Zaō-gongen Phone +81 747-64-0001 Affiliation Shugendō | Country Japan Founder En no Gyōja | |
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Location Ōmine-san, Tenkawa-mura Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture Completed Second half of 7th century Address Japan, 〒638-0431 Nara Prefecture, Yoshino District, Tenkawa, Dorogawa, ７０３ Similar Mount Ōmine, Sacred Sites and Pilgrimag, Kimpusen‑ji, Kinpu Shrine, Ryūsen‑ji Temple | ||
Short trip from nara mitarai waterfall in tenkawa village
Ōminesan-ji (大峯山寺, Ōminesan-ji) is an important temple of the Shugendō religion in Yoshino district, Nara prefecture, Japan. It is located at the top of Mount Ōmine. According to tradition, it was founded by En no Ozunu, the founder of Shugendō, a form of mountain asceticism drawing from Buddhist and Shinto beliefs. The sanctuary is considered sacred, and women are not allowed in it.
In 2004, It was designated as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.
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