Chōkai Gassan Ryōsho-gu

山形県神社庁による紹介 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

Category:Beppyo shrines
Category:Ken-sha
Category:Shinto shrines in Yamagata Prefecture