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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