Mount Iō (医王山, Iō-zen),[1] also Iozen, is a 939-metre (3,081 ft) tall mountain in Japan, on the border of Kanazawa City, Ishikawa and Nanto City, Toyama.[2]
In ancient times, the Shugendō religion flourished in this area, and Sozen-ji Temple still retains items associated with Taichō (shugendō monk).
Currently, There is a IOX-AROSA Ski Resort on the east side of the mountain.
Notes
edit- ↑ The reading for 山, mountain, is indeed 'zen' rather than the usual 'san'
- ↑ "Iozen" (PDF). Ishikawa Prefectural Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
36°30′46″N 136°47′46″E / 36.5127°N 136.7960°E
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