Mount Iizuna

Mount Iizuna


Nagano, Japan (JP)
Mount Iizuna forms the Iizuna range. It has an elevation of 1,917 metres.

This mountain is a sacred site for mountain-based religious sects such as Shugendo, and said to be the home of a tengu named Saburō. According to legend, there was once a strange, edible sand somewhere on the mountain, which the tengu would distribute in times of poor harvest.

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The mountain is also a popular area for skiing. It was where the bobsleigh and luge track for the 1998 Winter Olympics was located.
Mount Iizuna forms the Iizuna range. It has an elevation of 1,917 metres.

This mountain is a sacred site for mountain-based religious sects such as Shugendo, and said to be the home of a tengu named Saburō. According to legend, there was once a strange, edible sand somewhere on the mountain, which the tengu would distribute in times of poor harvest.

The mountain is also a popular area for skiing. It was where the bobsleigh and luge track for the 1998 Winter Olympics was located.
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Links: en.wikipedia.org
By: kjfitz

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