sacred mountain; mountain housing a deity
In Shinto, a mountain believed to be the physical body or dwelling place of a kami. Often the object of worship itself, not merely a site for a shrine.
See also: 神体
Mount Fuji has been worshipped as a sacred mountain since ancient times.
この地域では、神体山に登ることが信仰の一部になっている。
In this region, climbing the sacred mountain is part of the religious practice.
Compound of 神体 (shintai, 'sacred object housing a deity') and 山 (san, 'mountain'). The term reflects the Shinto belief that certain mountains are themselves divine bodies.