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■ Mt.Gassan has two aspects, spiritual and agricutural
People believed that their spirits go to Mt. Gassan after death.
Even in this time,
we say that he has gone, instead of saying that he has dead.
In old days, nobody could not go up the high mountains, because they considerd
high mountains as the sacred place where the deity lives and as another world
where our ancestor's spirits live. So they were in dread of being cursed.
Soon after Buddhism came to Japan,Shugendo has been established.
Then, the high mountains were opened by Shugendo
as a place to practice in order to become a living Buddha.
Mt. gassan,1984 in height, is also admired for being a great blessing to us.
Mt.Gassan stores much snow in winter
and provids us rich waters all year aroud.
And also it serves as a screen for blockking the cold winds from Pacific occean in summer.
Thanks to Mt.Gassan, Shounai Plain is drawed clearly the line among the four seasons which contributes seasonal
products to make the best use of the seasonal condition.
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