Dewa_Mountains

Dewa Mountains

Dewa Mountains

Mountain range in Japan

Dewa Mountains (Japanese: 出羽山地) is a mountain range that runs north and south on the west side of the Tohoku region of Japan.[2] The mountain range spans Aomori, Akita, and Yamagata prefectures.[2][3][4] The highest peak of the mountain range is Mount Chokai (2,236m).[5]

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The range is the focal point for the Akinomine (秋の嶺 "peak of autumn") ritual, which is observed by the Mount Haguro lineage of Shugendō.[6]

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References

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    第２版, ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典,デジタル大辞泉,日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),百科事典マイペディア,精選版 日本国語大辞典,世界大百科事典. "出羽山地とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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    Ōuchi, Fumi; 大内典 (2009). "The Lotus Repentance Liturgy of Shugendō: Identification from Vocal Arts". Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie. 18: 169–193. doi:10.3406/asie.2009.1336. ISSN 0766-1177. JSTOR 44167438.
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