Mount Matsuo
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| Mount Matsuo 松尾山 |
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 A View of Mt. Matsuo from Mount Shirakami |
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| Elevation | 687 meters |
| Location | Himeji, Hyōgo , Japan |
| Range | Tamba Highland |
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| Type | Ruins |
| Pronunciation | [matsɯo] |
Mount Matsuo (松尾山 Matsuo-yama?) is a 687 meter high mountain in Sasayama, Hyōgo, Japan. Another name is Mount Kosen-ji, literally, 'Mountain of Kosen-ji temple.
[edit] 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.
On the top of this mountain, a castle called 'Sakai-jo' literally Sakai Castle, was established. However, this castle was destroyed after the decline of Sakais clan.
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[edit] References
 Jizo Jizo buddhas as ruins of Kosen-ji |
 Other Jizo buddhas as ruins of Kosen-ji |
 Ruins of Kosen-ji |
