was a shugendō monk in Nara period Japan. He was raised in Echizen Province, which was in the southern portion of present-day Fukui Prefecture. He was the second son of Mikami Yasuzumi (三神安角). He is said to be the first person to reach the top of Mount Haku in neighboring Kaga Province and other peaks in the Ryōhaku Mountains.Taichō Kashō Denki . Katsuyama Kyōdoshi Kenkyūkai. Accessed November 17, 2010.
Opened mountains Taichō is said to be the first to have climbed the following mountains: Mount Haku Mount Ochizen (越智山) Mount Bessan
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