Mount Daisen

大山

Mountains & Volcanoes · Tottori

Located in Tottori Prefecture, Daisen is the highest peak in the Chugoku region and a sacred stratovolcano long revered as a home of Shinto deities. Centered around Daisen-ji Temple and Ogamiyama Shrine, the mountain serves as a major historic hub for mountain asceticism (Shugendo) amidst sprawling beech forests and dramatic alpine slopes.

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