埼玉県の長瀞町にある宝登山神社。
その佇まいは非常に色鮮やかな美しいものです。
社伝によれば、ここの発祥は1900年も前だと伝えられています。
111年、天皇の皇子であるヤマトタケルノミコトの東征の際、道中でものすごい山火事に襲われて脱出できなくなってしまいます。
しかし、突然二匹の犬が現れ、猛火に飛び込むとたちまち火を消して山頂まで案内したのち姿を消したそうです。ミコトはこの犬を神の使いだと信じ、この山を「ホドヤマ」（火を止める山の意）と名付け神を祀りました。
This is Hodosan Shrine in Nagatoro City, Saitama Prefecture.
It is appear to be very colorful and beautiful building.
According to Sha-den, it has been told that it was built before 1900.
In 111 year, during conquestions of Emperor Yamato Takeru mikoto was being attacked by a ferocious wildfire along the way, so that could not be able to escape.
However, two dogs suddenly appeared, jumped into inferno and put out the fire, then guided to the head of mountain and disappeared after that. Mikoto believed this dogs to be a messengers of God, so this mountain named "Hodoyama" (meaning mountain that stopped the fire) and God worship was began
