Yuza

Yuza lies between Mount Chōkai and the Sea of Japan in Dewa. The volcanic mountain has long been revered as the dwelling of Ōmonoimi, a deity whose shrines stand at its summit and at approaches including Fukiura and Warabioka. In the Edo period the deity was especially honoured as a protector of agriculture, while the communities responsible for different approaches disputed the right to conduct rites on the mountain.