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The two peaks, Nantaisan and Nyotaisan, are themselves the deity. A mountain sung of in the Manyoshu as a place of utagaki courtship gatherings.
About this place
Tsukubasan Shrine (筑波山神社, Tsukubasan jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the kami Izanagi (伊弉諾尊) and Izanami (伊弉冊尊). The shrine is located on Mount Tsukuba, close to the station for the Mount Tsukuba Cable Car, a funicular railway that leads up towards the summit of Mount Tsukuba. The shrine is designated by the Association of Shinto Shrines as a Beppyo shrine (別表神社), a shrine with special characteristics. Tsukubasan shrine is dedicated to the gods of family safety, harmony within marriage, and matchmaking.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded:Unknown (ancient) Blessings:Matchmaking, Mountain worship
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Official website
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