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Mount Osore (恐山, Osore-zan) is the name of a Buddhist temple and folk religion pilgrimage destination in the center of remote Shimokita Peninsula of Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The temple is located in the caldera of an active volcano and is believed in Japanese mythology to be one of the gates to the underworld. The mountain was once called Usoriyama by the Ainu people, but was gradually changed by the Japanese to Osore, meaning "dread", which may be a statement to the sites of enshrined dead in the area.[1] The mountain is one peak of the Osore-zan Mountain Range (恐山山地, Osore-zan Sanchi), a series of eight somma volcanos ranging from east to west in the centre of Shimokita Peninsula. Mount Osore has a height of 879 metres (2,884 ft). Although Mount Osore last erupted over 10,000 years ago,[2] the area has many fumaroles emitting steam and volcanic gases (especially sulfur dioxide), indicating that it is still an active volcano. Lake Usori is a

Mount Osore - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Temple in Aomori Prefecture, Japan Osore-zan Bodai-ji 恐山 菩提寺 Grounds of Bodai-ji Religion Affiliation Buddhism Sect Sōtō Zen Deity Jizō Bosatsu Location Location 3-2 Tanabu Usoriyama, Mutsu-shi, Aomori-ken Country Japan Mount Osore Show map of Aomori Prefecture Mount Osore (Japan) Show map of Japan Coordinates 41°19′37.39″N 141°5′24.97″E / 41.3270528°N 141.0902694°E / 41.3270528; 141.0902694 Architecture Founder Ennin Established 862 Osore Volcano Mount Osore ( 恐山 , Osore-zan ) is the name of a Buddhist temple and fo

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