⛰️ Mount Hongū (Ayabe)

Mount Hongū , occasionally also known as Tsuruyama (鶴山) or Maruyama (丸山), is a sacred hill in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is a shintaizan (神体山), or physical embodiment of a kami, that is considered by the Oomoto religion to be its primary spiritual center. Mount Hongū is located on the grounds of Baishō-en (梅松苑), a shrine and garden complex which was declared by its founders Nao Deguchi and Onisaburo Deguchi to be the spiritual center of Japan around the turn of the 20th century.