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Mount Gokurakuji

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Mount Gokurakuji

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Mount Gokurakuji, at 661 metres (2, 169 ft) elevation, stands near the city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, and belongs to the Shingon Buddhist sect. The area includes a natural fir forest where wild bird songs can be heard. The forest has been designated and preserved as a citizen's forest.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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