| 1．Seiryū-ji ・Yamazaki 45-2 Kuwabara, Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture ・Buddhism |
| Seiryū-ji (青龍寺) is a Kōyasan Betsuin (affiliate temple) located in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture. The temple was founded by a Great Acharya Ryūkou Oda (織田隆弘), who later built Shōwa Daibutsu (昭和大仏) in 1984. Roughly 21.35 meters in height, it is the tallest seated bronze figure of Buddha in Japan. 40°49′19″N 140°49′06″E / 40.82194°N 140.81833°E / 40.82194; 140.81833 |
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| 2．Mount Osore ・3-2 Tanabu Usoriyama, Mutsu-shi, Aomori-ken ・Buddhism |
| Mount Osore (恐山, Osore-zan) is the name of a Buddhist temple and folk religion pilgrimage destination in the center of remote Shimokita Peninsula of Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The temple is located in the caldera of an active volcano and is believed in Japanese mythology to be one of the gates to the underworld. |
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