[2025 Mutsu Attraction] Travel Guide for Mount Osore (Updated Apr)

#helloautumn #localescapes 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.

Access: 1 hour by car from Shimokita Station on the JR Shimokita Line Address: 3-2 Usoriyama, Tanabe, Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture Fee: 500 yen Rent a car at Shimokita Station, one stop before Ominato, the northernmost train station on Honshu, and drive for about an hour. As you climb the dimly lit mountain road where oncoming traffic rarely comes, the view suddenly opens up and the lake appears. This lake is called Lake Usoriyama. It is a caldera lake formed by a volcanic eruption. And the huge temple standing on the lakeside is Osorezan Bodaiji Temple. It is one of the three major sacred places in Japan where the dead are said to be resurrected. An eerily large temple. The ground is bare of vegetation due to the effects of the volcano, leaving only the bare rock surface (called hell). A windmill spinning eerily and dryly. The smell of sulfur envelops the area. The lake is so clear that it is just too beautiful. In any case, it's eerie and has a great atmosphere, so I think you should go there at least once. #DomesticTravel #Osorezan #Horror #Japan'sThreeBigHolySites #Aomori

#日本必去打卡点 Mount Osore is located in Mutsu Bay, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan. About 1,200 years ago, Master Jikaku Ennin opened up a sacred place and founded a temple named Osorezan. When he was practicing in China, he had a dream in which he received enlightenment from Buddha. Guided by this Buddhist instruction, Ennin traveled to various countries, preaching and teaching. When he visited the Shimokita Peninsula in today's Aomori Prefecture, a magical mountain appeared before his eyes that could be called a sacred mountain. So he carved a statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva there and revered it as the main Buddha of the temple. The area is centered on Lake Usori and is surrounded by eight mountains: Kamawasan, Daijinsan, Kojinsan, Hokukokusan, Byoungsan, Kensan, Jizosan, and Ketosan. Its shape is like eight blooming lotus petals. The bizarre and jagged rock patterns from erupting volcanic gases present a hellish scene, while the white sandy beaches by the lake are like paradise. For thousands of years, people have held the simple belief that "when a person dies, he must go to Mount Fear." Before coming here, I really couldn't imagine that there was such a place in Japan, and that it was the location of a temple. Just based on this unique landform, Mount Osore is a place worth visiting in Japan. #OverseasTravel #Japan #JapanTravel #JapanAttractions #JapanGoodPlaces #JapanTravelStrategy #AomoriPrefecture #Bay #Temple #Buddhism

#helloautumn #timetotravel 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.

#timetotravel 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.