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Mount Hakusan (Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Mount Hakusan (Shirayama) is a sacred mountain representing the Hokuriku region, with its highest peak at approximately 2,702 meters above sea level. It is counted as one of the "Three Famous Mountains of Japan" (or the Three Sacred Mountains), along with Mount Fuji and Mount Tateyama, and has long been revered as an object of mountain worship (Shugendo and Shinto).

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Shirayama Hime Shrine is an ancient shrine located in Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture, and is considered the center of worship of Mount Hakusan (Shirayama). Founded long ago, it has long been revered as the head shrine of mountain worship (Hakusan faith). The main deity enshrined there is "Hakusan Hime Shrine."