This site is an online media that delivers all sorts of trivia about the six Tohoku prefectures, from sightseeing and gourmet spots to local customs, history, and more
Mount Kuromata has become famous in recent years as a power spot due to its beautiful conical shape, and there is even an urban legend that it might be a pyramid.
In this article, we will explain in detail what kind of mountain Kuromatayama is and why various urban legends are told about it
What is Mt. Kuromata?
A panoramic view of Mt. Kuromata
Mount Kuromata is a 280.6m high mountain located in Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture. Because of its nearly conical shape and the wide, flat summit, it has been suggested that it may be an artificial structure or the oldest pyramid in Japan
about the origin of the name Mt. Kuromata. One is that it is a corruption of the Ainu word " Kuro Makuta Kishita " (something that is not human), which became known as Kuromanta . Another is that it means Kuru o Man te I" (the place where the gods are sent)
The urban legend of Mt. Kuromata and why it is told
Kuromatayama Hongu Shrine
There are many urban legends about Mt. Kuromata, but here we will introduce three of the most famous ones and the reasons why they are told
The story goes that Mount Kuromata is a pyramid
Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
Between 1992 and 1994, the Pacific Rim Society's "Mt. Kuromata Comprehensive Research Team," formed mainly by members of the Doshisha University Museum Research Laboratory, conducted an academic survey of Mt. Kuromata using ground-penetrating radar, infrared photography, aerial photography, and other methods
As a result, it was discovered that the entire mountain was arranged in seven to ten steps, that there was a cavity 10 meters underground at the summit where someone was buried in a sarcophagus, and that artifacts contained therein included stone tools, pottery, iron nails, old coins, and stone products made from dacite
Volcanic ash from Mt. Towada, which erupted 1,000 years ago, piled up on Mt. Kuromata, and since it has now been covered with a cedar forest, it is no longer visible from the outside, but it is believed to have been an artificial structure similar to the Egyptian pyramids.
It is said that Mt. Kuromata is a power spot
At the summit of Mt. Kuromata is a standing stone in the shape of a eboshi hat with an eye-shaped mark carved into it, Hongu Shrine at the entrance, the Oyu Stone Circlesmall hill called Ko Kuromanta a few dozen meters to the northeast.It is said that this may have been a place of worship or a shrine for mountain religion.
When viewed from the Oyu Stone Circle, Mt. Kuromata is located in the northeast, in the direction of the evil spirits' direction, and when viewed from Mt. Kuromata, the Oyu Stone Circle is in the back, evil spirits' direction
Also, centered on Mt. Kuromata, the sunrise point on the summer solstice is the former Komagata Shrine and the sunset point is Yotsuya Inari Shrine, while the sunrise point on the winter solstice is the summit of Mt. Shikaku and the sunset point is Togakubo Shrine
For these reasons, Mt. Kuromata is said to be a power spot with enormous energy
It is said that UFOs fly over Mount Kuromata
If you search for "Kuromatayama UFO" on Google, 244,000 related results, indicating that there have been many reports of UFO sightings in the area.
In 1932, the Japanese painter Toriya Hatayama, who was born in Shichinohe, Aomori Prefecture and was active from the Meiji to Showa periods, painted a ) painting of the sky above Mount Kuromata. The painting depicts a UFO-like object flying with a tail of light, along with the words Pyramid Kuromata, commonly known as the Black Manta
There are also reports of a UFO being seen at the Oyu Roadside Station near Mt. Kuromata, and of a UFO being captured in a photograph taken in the direction of Mt. Kuromata at the Oyu Stone Circle. Numerous sighting reports continue to be updated to this day
summary
Kuromatayama is a 280.6m high mountain located in Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture. Academic research has revealed that it is an artificial structure, giving rise to various urban legends, including that it is a pyramid, a power spot, and a landing point for UFOs
Below is a report article from an actual visit to Mt. Kuromata in winter
I'm Sakihime. I'm a web writer born in Akita who loves Japanese sake, so to some delicious Akita sake, snacks that Akita residents secretly enjoy, and tourist spots with beautiful scenery. I hope you'll come to my hometown, Akita, and enjoy "Ozattetanse."
![matagi](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/matagi-150x150.jpg.webp "The popular "Matagi" tradition of wild game began in Kitaakita City! [Akita Prefecture]")
