Mount Yasumandake

Mount Yasumandake
安満岳.jpg
Mount Yasumandake seen from Hirado, Nagasaki
Highest point
Elevation534 m (1,752 ft)
Prominence530 m (1,740 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates33°20′12″N 129°27′57″E / 33.33667°N 129.46583°E / 33.33667; 129.46583Coordinates: 33°20′12″N 129°27′57″E / 33.33667°N 129.46583°E / 33.33667; 129.46583
Naming
Native name安満岳  (Japanese)
Geography
Mount Yasumandake is located in Japan
Mount Yasumandake
Mount Yasumandake
Mount Yasumandake is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
Mount Yasumandake
Mount Yasumandake
Mount Yasumandake (Nagasaki Prefecture)
CountryJapan
Geology
Mountain typeMesa

Mount Yasumandake (安満岳) is the highest peak on the island of Hirado, Japan. The mountain was sacred to Buddhists and Shintoists, and as Christianity became prevalent in Hirado it also became an object of Hidden Christian worship. In 2018 the mountain became a World Heritage Site as part of the "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region".

Geography

Mount Yasumandake is considered a mesa and is covered with primeval oak forest. The mountain's surroundings form part of Saikai National Park, and the mountain's highest point is 534 metres (1,752 ft) above sea level, the highest peak on Hirado Island. Mount Yasumandake used to have a large native Sika deer population, but, due to hunting by locals and U.S troops, the population has declined. In hopes to preserve the mountain's deer population, a protected zone was designated near the mountain's center; it has been designated a Prefectural Natural Monument.

History

Yasumandake was a site of mountain worship for Buddhists and Shintoists in Hirado. The mountain's primary shrine, the Hakusan-hime shrine, was first built in 718; however, due to its later destruction, it was reconstructed in modern times. The mountain's frontal approach has been paved with stone since the Edo period and is considered the main access point for the mountain. This approach is part of the Kyushu Nature Trail, a roughly 2,000-kilometre (1,200 mi) hike around the island of Kyushu. The mountain was a pilgrimage destination for Yamabushi in surrounding areas. When Christianity was banned in Japan many Hidden Christians began to consider the mountain sacred, and they began making Christian pilgrimages to the mountain's Hakusan-hime shrine under the guise of being Shinto. In 2015 the mountain received roughly one hundred visitors per month.

In 2018 Mount Yasumundake was included as a part of the World Heritage Site, "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region". It was inscribed with Kasuga Village and Nakaenoshima under the name "Kasuga Village and Sacred Places in Hirado".


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