Saikan

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Saikan (斎館)
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A twisting hallway in Saikan.
Religion
Affiliation Shinto
Location
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Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates 38°42′12″N139°58′48″E / 38.703364°N 139.979944°E / 38.703364; 139.979944
Icon of Shinto.svg 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]

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Layout

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

Accommodation

Elaborate Gohonbo Bassho-zen meals are served to visitors.

Access

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

  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.