三峯(みつみね)

みつみね
noun (proper)
Mitsumine, area in Chichibu, Saitama
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1. Mitsumine, mountain area in Chichibu, Saitama
A mountainous district in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, best known as the site of Mitsumine Shrine (三峯(みつみね)神社(じんじゃ)), a Shinto shrine where wolves are worshipped as messengers of the mountain gods.
三峯(みつみね)神社(じんじゃ)に行(い)く。
I'm going to Mitsumine Shrine.
三峯(みつみね)は狼(おおかみ)信仰(しんこう)で有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Mitsumine is famous for its wolf worship.
三峯(みつみね)神社(じんじゃ)は埼玉県(さいたまけん)秩父(ちちぶ)の山(やま)の中(なか)に建(た)っている。
Mitsumine Shrine stands deep in the mountains of Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture.

三峯(みつみね)神社(じんじゃ) is one of Japan's best-known 狼(おおかみ)-worshipping shrines: wolves (大口真神(おおくちのまかみ)) are honored as guardian messengers of the mountain gods, and the shrine sells wolf-image amulets said to ward off fire and theft.

Common expressions

  • 三峯(みつみね)神社(じんじゃ): Mitsumine Shrine
  • 三峯(みつみね)参(さん)り: a pilgrimage/visit to Mitsumine Shrine

The shrine sits deep in the mountains of 秩父(ちちぶ), Saitama, and is a popular destination for hikers as well as worshippers.

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