Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1905 — Sacred Mountains In Japan. [ARTICLE]

Sacred Mountains In Japan.

Travelers, in Japan are astonished to find the-grandest shrines throughout the land situated on the tops of high, precipitous mountains. This is because every mountain in that country is dedicated to some deity who Is believed to be its guardian. These temple grounds are covered with the oldest and largest forest trees, and to the eyes of the people below the effect of the clouds which hover around the peak has originated the belief that the gods hold tlie power over the clouds to give or withhold rain.