宝珠山天狗岩に至る鉄鎖
Iron Chains to Tengu Rock, Mount Hoju
Iron chains hung on the rock face on the way to Tengu Rock. Parts of Yamadera's rocky slopes are set aside for religious training and are normally closed to everyone but those in training. "Mount Hoju" in the title is the sango, or "mountain name," of Risshakuji.
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The photo's title is "Iron Chains to Tengu Rock, Mount Hoju." Mount Hoju is the sango of Risshakuji, the temple known as Yamadera. A sango is a "mountain name" placed before a temple's name. As the title says, the photo shows iron chains hung on the rock face on the way to Tengu Rock. It appears in Yamadera Meisho Shashincho (Photo Album of Famous Sights at Yamadera), published in 1922 (Taisho 11).
Yamadera, in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, is a temple whose halls are scattered across a mountain of tuff, a soft volcanic rock, among sheer cliffs and strangely shaped rocks. Tengu Rock, named for the long-nosed mountain spirits of folklore, is one of the most imposing of them and also appears on Showa-era postcards.
Parts of Yamadera's rocky slopes are still used for religious training and are closed to everyone but those in training. The area around Tengu Rock is also said to be off-limits today.
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- 『山寺名勝写真帖 : 東北之奇景』（大正11年）
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