Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine
Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine, also known as Chokaisan Ōmonoimi-jinja, is a Shinto shrine on Mount Chokai in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. The shrine has three parts on different parts of the mountain: Fukura-kuchinomiya and Warabioka-kuchinomiya at the foot of the mountain and easier to access for visitors, and the main shrine – known as Sanchō-Gohonsha – on the mountain's summit.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Jinja”, “Dewa Ichinomiya”, and “Ōmonoimi Jinja”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mt. Chokai and Lake Chōkai.
Mt. Chokai
Mt. Chokai is a 2236-m-high mountain in southern Akita/northern Yamagata. Hiking Mt. Chokai is a regular undertaking, particularly in the summer. The mountain can also be climbed in the winter.
Lake Chōkai
Lake
Photo: Tazru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lake Chōkai is situated 3 km west of Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine.
Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine
- Categories: Shikinaisha, Kokuhei-sha, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Yuza Machi, Akumi district, Yamagata, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.0977° or 39° 5′ 52″ northLongitude
140.04871° or 140° 2′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8RF232XX+3FOpenStreetMap ID
way 370068010OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q11173679
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “鳥海山大物忌神社”
- French: “Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi-jinja”
- French: “Ōmonoimi-jinja”
- French: “Sanctuaire de Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi”
- Japanese: “Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Jinja”
- Japanese: “ちょうかいさんおおものいみじんじゃ”
- Japanese: “出羽国一宮”
- Japanese: “大物忌神社”
- Japanese: “鳥海山大物忌神社”
- Korean: “초카이산 오모노이미신사”
- Spanish: “Santuario Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi”
- Spanish: “Santuario de Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi”
- “Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine”
- “Dewa Ichinomiya”
- “Ōmonoimi Jinja”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Summit of Mt. Chokai (Shinzan) and Mount Shichiko.
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