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Iozen

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Iozen

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Mount Iō (Iō-zen), also Iozen, is a 939-metre (3, 081 ft) tall mountain in Japan, on the border of Kanazawa City, Ishikawa and Nanto City, Toyama. 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.

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