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Location: Mutsu, Aomori
Opens at: Öffnet 08:00
Goshuin: Goshuin
Osorezan Bodaiji ist ein buddhistischer Tempel in Mutsu, Aomori, gelegen neben der vulkanischen Landschaft des Mount Osore. Bekannt für seine karge Szenerie und spirituelle Atmosphäre, zieht er Pilger und Besucher an, die sich für japanische buddhistische...
Warum du gehen solltest
- The temple sits on an active volcanic landscape where sulfur mists rise from the ground, creating an otherworldly atmosphere that Japanese Buddhists associate with the boundary between life and death.
- Hot springs bubble up naturally around the temple grounds, and visitors can bathe in them after paying respects to the dead, a unique combination of spiritual practice and volcanic geography.
- Mount Osore is considered one of three sacred gateways to the afterlife in Japan. Pilgrims visit to communicate with deceased loved ones through blind mediums called itako during summer festivals.
