Yudono-san

Places in this region

Image of Sokushinbutsu of Dainichi temple located in Yudono-san, Japan
Yudono-san, Japan

Sokushinbutsu of Dainichi temple

The self-mummified monks of Japan

Scattered throughout northern Japan are over two dozen mummified Japanese monks known as sokushinbutsu. Followers of shugendō, an ancient form of Buddhism, the monks died in the ultimate act of... »

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