According to Yūsen-ji (涌泉寺) lore, in 1307 the monk Nichizō (日像 d.1342) converted the village of Matsugasaki to the Nichiren sect. In celebration he carved the letter 'Myō' (妙) on Nishiyama (西山-West Matsugasaki) with his walking stick, close to the village cemetery.

After Nichizō's death the villagers maintained the tradition, continuing to illuminate the character he had drawn on the mountain slope.

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