,The reading for 山, mountain, is indeed 'zen' rather than the usual 'san' also Iozen, is a tall mountain in Japan, on the border of Kanazawa City, Ishikawa and Nanto City, Toyama. In ancient times, the

Shugendō is a syncretic Esoteric Buddhist religion, a body of ascetic practices that originated in the Nara Period of Japan having evolved during the 7th century from an amalgamation of beliefs, philosophies, doctrines and ritual systems drawn prim ...

religion flourished in this area, and still retains items associated with

Taichō was a shugendō monk in Nara period Japan. He was raised in Echizen Province, which was in the southern portion of present-day Fukui Prefecture. He was the second son of Mikami Yasuzumi (三神安角). He is said to be the first person to reach t ...

(shugendō monk). Currently, There is a on the east side of the mountain.

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Mountains of Toyama Prefecture {{Japan-geo-stub