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Mount Kinkei (金鶏山, Kinkei-san or Kinkei-zan) is a conical hill in the town of Hiraizumi in southwestern Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The mountain is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi.




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Mount Kinkei is a sacred mountain that has influenced the spatial layout of the temple complex at Hiraizumi. It lies approximately halfway between the temples of Chuson-ji and Mōtsū-ji. According to the legend, the hill was built in a single night by Fujiwara no Hidehira of the Northern Fujiwara to the west of Muryōkō-in temple, which was intended to be a copy of the Byōdō-in temple in Uji (near Kyoto). The name of the hill is said to be derived from a golden cockerel was buried on the top.
In 1930, illegal excavations to find the legendary golden cockerel uncovered ceramic and earthenware and copper sutra containers, indicating that the summit of the hill was used as a sutra mound. The sutra containers are now at the Tokyo National Museum.
Subsequent excavations found the remains of a Hall identified as belonging to Zaō Gongen; associated with the cult of Miroku.
On 22 February 2005, Mount Kinkei was declared a national historic site.




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See also


World Heritage Sites in Japan
List of Historic Sites of Japan (Iwate)




References






External links



Hiraizumi's Cultural Heritage
Hiraizumi Tourist Association

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar Situs Warisan Dunia di Jepang
• Kinkeizan
• List of World Heritage Sites in Japan
• Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Iwate)
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Iwate)