六角牛山 Rokko-ushisan Mt. Rokkoshi
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Mt. Rokkoshi located in the east of Tono Basin in Tono City, Iwate Pref. is one of the Tono Three Holy Mountains; others are Mt. Hayachine and Mt. Ishigami. Mt. Rokkoushi with an altitude of 1,294 m above sea level is very beautiful in shape and popularly called “Tono Ko-Fuji (Small Fuji in Tono).”
“Rokkoshi” in kanji represents “an ox with six horns” but it is also written as “six god stones” with the same pronunciation. There are many stories and legends as to the origin of the word “Rokkoshi”; some say it originates in an Ainu word meaning “flabby mountain,” while others say there lived six people from the imperial family in the mountain.
The back shrine of Rokkoshi Shrine stands at the top of the mountain, to which there are two mountain trails: one starts from Rokkoshi (six horn ox) Shrine in Ominai area, the other from Rokkoshi (six god stones) Shrine in Seuchi area. Full of legends and myths, Mt. Rokkoshi has been worshipped by local people throughout history.
“Rokkoshi” in kanji represents “an ox with six horns” but it is also written as “six god stones” with the same pronunciation. There are many stories and legends as to the origin of the word “Rokkoshi”; some say it originates in an Ainu word meaning “flabby mountain,” while others say there lived six people from the imperial family in the mountain.
The back shrine of Rokkoshi Shrine stands at the top of the mountain, to which there are two mountain trails: one starts from Rokkoshi (six horn ox) Shrine in Ominai area, the other from Rokkoshi (six god stones) Shrine in Seuchi area. Full of legends and myths, Mt. Rokkoshi has been worshipped by local people throughout history.
- address
- Tono, Iwate Prefecture, Japan 028-0500
- name
- Mt. Rokkoshi