Mt. Hakusan, towering across the three prefectures of Ishikawa, Fukui, and Gifu, is counted as one of Japan's Three Holy Mountains and has long been revered as a sacred site of mountain worship. Shirayama Hime Jinja worships Mt. Hakusan itself as its sacred body. The enshrined deity, Shirayama Hime no Ookami, is also known as Kikurihime no Kami; she is believed to be the goddess of binding ties (matchmaking), as her name sounds like "kukuru" (to bind). As the head shrine of approximately 3,000 Hakusan shrines nationwide, the grounds have a solemn atmosphere, featuring an approach lined with cedar and hiba cypress trees over 1,000 years old.