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You will see a slightly elevated mountain when you come close to
Kanzandoh Hall. That mountain is called Mt. Toyama. A building on
the mountain is Bishamondoh Hall. It is located on the ominous direction
for Sanbutsu-doh Hall and Toshogu Shrine. Generally speaking, the
ominous direction is north of certain place. It is believed that
demons come from the ominous direction. In this sense, the Toyoma
Bishamondoh was built to protect shrines and temples of Nikko.
The Bishamonten God has been worshipped
as a lucky god because business people can borrow money from the
Bishmondoh Hall. Especially, many people gather on January 3rd,
when the festival carried out. Also, view from the Mt. Toyama is
magnificent.
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