Osorezan

Aomori Prefecture · Japan

Osorezan, Japan
Photo: Douglas P Perkins (Douglaspperkins (talk)), CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to October
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limited
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A volcanic crater sanctuary on the Shimokita Peninsula, considered one of the three most sacred spots in Japan and long associated with the world of the dead. Sulphur vents, bleached rock and a milky crater lake create an otherworldly landscape around its temple.

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