On shichimendo-halls built in villages in minami-koma county of yamanashi prefecture -Myojin and jukkoku shichimendo-halls in kajikazawa town and oharano shichimendo-hall in hayakawa town-

摘要

Shichimen-goddess is said to be a guardian deity of kuonji-temple of nichiren-sect. Main shrine of Shichimen-Goddess is situated near the top of Mt. Shichimen, south-west to the Mt. Minobu. The style for main Shrine of Mt. Shichimen is called "Shichimen-Zukuri", one of variations derived from "Sengen-Zukuri". In Edo Period, after the middle of the 18th Century, Shichimendo-halls which were dedicated to the Shichimen-Goddess, were built in villages along Fuji-River, in Miami-Koma County, Yamanashi Prefecture.