Mount Kami (Okayama)
Mount Kami is a mountain in Higashi-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It the most sacred mountain of the Honbushin religion.
The mountain overlooks the fishing port village of Kugui to the southeast.
Sites
Honbushin's main kanrodai is located on mountain's summit. The kanrodai is a small outdoor hexagonal stone pillar, with a much larger vertically standing stone disk installed behind it, and a torii gate in front of it. The location of the kanrodai is known as kanrodai-no-ba .There are eight sacred stones surrounding the kanrodai. Worshippers believe that by touching the stones with both hands while chanting Namu Kanrodai, they will cleanse their minds of the eight dusts.
To the east of the kanrodai is an area called the Seijyouen. There are two main buildings in the Seijyouen, the Miroku Memorial Hall which is dedicated to Honbushin's founder Miroku-sama, and a worship hall called Saiseiden adorned by a large spherical sculpture on top. At Saiseiden, worshippers pay respect to ancestors and pray for a favorable reincarnation.
An observation deck can be found to the south of the kanrodai. The Honbushin headquarters is located in a valley to the north of the mountain.