 Mount Daisen, which stands directly on the Sea of Japan, was regarded as one of the most important mountains for Japanese Shugendō religion.According to the "Izumo Kokudo Fudoki", completed in 733, it was called "Ōkami-take", literally, "Mountain of the great god".Mount Daisen has been called Hōki Fuji and Izumo Fuji, depending on which side of the mountain the viewer is standing on.