[2024 Mutsu Attraction] Travel Guide for Mount Osore (Updated Sep)
Mountains
Address:
Mount Osore, Ohata, Mutsu, Aomori 039-4401, Japan
Recommended sightseeing time:
2-3 hours
Phone:
+81-175-223825
Mount Osore
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Osorezan is a well known destination, and the temple is equipped with a modern overnight lodging that allows overnight guests to spend the night on the mountain, enjoy a vegetarian, alcohol-free dinner and breakfast and participate in the morning prayers. Both overnight and day visitors to the temple can use the hot spring baths located on the temple grounds.
Walking paths crisscross Bodaiji's unique temple grounds, affording visitors plenty of opportunity to stroll around the site and take in the scenery. A walk along the shores of Lake Usori is recommended, although visitors should avoid the poisonous water.
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Osorezan shrine
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Osorezan is also known as the entrance to afterlife, because it features geographical elements similar to descriptions of Buddhist hell and paradise, including eight surrounding peaks and a river, Sanzu no Kawa, which has to be crossed by all dead souls on their way to afterlife and is often compared to the River Styx of ancient Greek mythology.
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Mount Osorezan (恐山) is ranked along with Koyasan and Hieizan as one of Japan's three most sacred places. It was discovered over 1000 years ago by a Buddhist priest in search of a sacred mountain that resembles the world of Buddha. Today, it is the site of Bodaiji Temple.
Osorezan is translated as "Fear Mountain", a name that comes in part from the mountain's exceptional landscape. The area is rich in volcanic activity, and a strong smell of sulfur permeates the air. The ground is gray and barren and marked by openings that steam, bubble and blow hot water. Lake Usori, located next to the temple, is colored various shades of blue due to its high sulfur content.