is a mountain in Higashi-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It the most sacred mountain of the Honbushin religion.
The mountain overlooks the fishing port village of Kugui (久々井 or 久久井) to the southeast.
History Mount Kami was opened as a sacred site by the Honbushin religious organization on August 1978. Originally, it was known as Mount Yama-no-kami (山乃神山), but Honbushin renamed it simply as Kamiyama (神山).Honbushin (1986). Michi no ugoki 道の動き. Vol. 1: May 1977 – April 1986. Okayama: Honbushin.
Facilities and structures Honbushin's main kanrodai (sacred pillar) is located on mountain's summit. The kanrodai is a small outdoor hexagonal stone pillar, with a much larger vertically standing stone disk installed behind it, and a torii gate in front of it. There are 97 steps leading up to the inner sanctuary on the summit. The location of the kanrodai is known as kanrodai-no-ba (甘露台の場) ().
There are eight sacred stones surrounding the enclosure that contains the kanrodai. Starting from the left side and walking clockwise, the eight stones, which represent the eight dusts (八つの埃), are hoshii (ほしい), oshii (おしい), kawai (かわい), nikui (にくい), urami (うらみ), haradachi (はらだち), yoku (よく), and kouman (こうまん). Worshippers believe that by touching the stones with both hands while chanting Namu Kanrodai (南無甘露台), they will cleanse their minds of the eight dusts (八つの埃).
To the east of the kanrodai is an area called the Seijyouen (清浄苑, "Purification Garden"). There are two main buildings in the Seijyouen, which are the dedicated to Honbushin's founder Miroku-sama, and a worship hall called the adorned by a large spherical sculpture on top. At the Saiseiden, worshippers pay respect to ancestors and pray for a favorable reincarnation. The Saiseiden and the Mirokuden were built during the 1980s.
An observation deck (展望台) can be found to the south of the kanrodai. The is located in a valley to the north of the mountain ().
Gallery
See also Honbushin Mount Kibi no Nakayama
References
External links
Walking tour of Mount Kami