Oyama Shrine (Tateyama)

Oyama Shrine (雄山神社) is a Shinto shrine in Tateyama-machi, Nakaniikawa District, Toyama Prefecture, one of the first-ranked shrines of the former Etchu Province, taking the summit of Mount Tateyama (Oyama, 3,003 m) as its sacred body. The complex comprises three sub-shrines — the summit Mine-Honsha (3,003 m), the Chugu Kigan-den at Ashikuraji, and the Maetate Shadan at Iwakuraji — together forming the core of the Tateyama cult. The principal kami are Izanagi-no-Kami and Ame-no-Tajikarao-no-Mikoto, recorded in the Kojiki (712 CE) as the creator of the eight great islands and the deity who opened the Heavenly Rock Cave for Amaterasu, respectively. According to the Tateyama Kaisan Engi, Saeki Ariyori opened the mountain in 701 CE after a vision of Amida Nyorai, and the shrine is listed as a Myojin-Taisha in the Engishiki Jinmyocho (927 CE).