八Mt. Kyogatake

Mt. Omine is a mountain in the southern part of Nara prefecture.Today, it refers to the Omine Mountains in a broad sense and Mt. Sanjogatake in a narrow sense.Historically, "Mt. Omine" was the name of the peaks from Ozasa to Kumano in the south of Mt. Sanjogatake in the Omine Mountains.On the other hand, the area from Koshino to the banks of the Yoshino River, including Mt. Sanjogatake, along the ridge is called Mt. Kinpusan.In the historically used names and beliefs of Shugendo, the south of Aonegamine is "Omine" and the north is Yoshino.This area was designated as Yoshino Kumano National Park in 1936 (Showa 11), and registered in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (UNESCO Eco Park) in 1980 (Registered Name: Odaigahara, Omineyama, etc.) Osugiya), and in July 55, the historical sites "Ominesanji" and "Omine Okugudo" are the main components that show the cultural landscape of "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range" as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Others have been registered.In addition, women are still prohibited.Omine Okugudo, which runs from Yoshino to Kumano, is a monk (shugendo) who visited this area from Fujiwara-kyo and Heijo-kyo to practice Shinsen thought, Taoism, and Buddhism that came to China in harmony with ancient natural beliefs. ) Began to be carved out.During the long years (2004 – 16), the Omine Okugudo from Kumano to Yoshino was systematized by the trainees (Yoshie, Nagaen) as the Kumano Shugendo grew in power. Yamabushi's training at Omine is called "Mine" and "Nyubu", going from Kumano to Yoshino is called "Shunmine", and going from Yoshino to Kumano is called "Reverse Mine". I'm calling.Since the Muromachi period, there have been many reverse mines entering the mountain from Yoshino, which is close to Kyoto.When writing Mt. Omine, "Mine" means "it's been a long time and it's flat." ”