Chōkai Gassan Ryōsho-gu

Chōkai Gassan Ryōsho-gu (鳥海月山両所宮) is a Shinto shrine in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture. It used to be a prefectural shrine. Now it is a Beppyo shrine. Name The name of the shrine in kanji is Chōkai Gassan Ryōshō-gū (鳥海月山両所宮). This is what the parts of its name mean. Chōkai (鳥海) is the name of the nearby Mount Chōkai, while Gassan (月山) is the name of the nearby Mount Gassan. Ryōshō (両所) means "two places", and gū (宮) means "shrine". This means that the name can be translated to "The Shrine of Two Places, Mount Chōkai and Mount Gassan". The name reflects the shrine's importance in the local Shinto tradition, as it is dedicated to the kami (gods) believed to protect both Mount Chōkai and Mount Gassan. Deities It enshrines the deities Kuninotokotachi no Mikoto of Ōmonoimi Shrine (Mount Chōkai) and Tsukuyomi of Gassan Shrine (Mount Gassan). Festivals It has a festival every July 1 of the lunar calendar, rice, cucumbers, eggplants, millet, and ears of rice are wrapped in paper and buried in the ground Related pages Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine Gassan Shrine References Other websites Chōkai Gassan Ryōsho-gu Yamagata City Tourism Association