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Mount Kuromatahas recently become famous as a power spot due to its beautiful conical shape, and it is a mysterious mountain that has even been the subject of urban legends suggesting 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 Kuromantayama, including one that it comes from the Ainu words "Kuro-makuta-kishita" (something that is not human), which was corrupted into Kuromanta, andKuru-o-man-te-i" (place where gods are sent)another that it means
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 Mount Towada, which erupted 1,000 years ago, accumulated on Mount Kuromata, and a cedar forest covered it, so it's not visible to the naked eye now, but it isbelieved that it was undoubtedly an artificial structure similar to the pyramids of Egypt.
It is said that Mt. Kuromata is a power spot
At the summit of Kuromatayama, there is a standing stone shaped like an eboshi (a type of Japanese hat) with an eye-shaped mark carved into it, the Hongu Shrine at the entrance,the Oyu Stone Circleseveral tens of meters to the northeastsmall hill called Ko-Kuromanta. It is said that these may have been places of worship or a place of worship for mountain religious practices.
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
A Google search for "Kuromatayama UFO"244,000related results, indicating that there are many UFO sightings in the area.
In the past, during the Meiji and Showa periods, Toritani Bansan, a Japanese painter born in Shichinohe, Aomori Prefecture, created a sumi-e(ink painting) in 1932 depicting the sky above Kuromatayama Mountain. In it, he included the words "Pyramid Kuromatayama, commonly called Kuromanta," along with a UFO-like object flying with a trail of light.
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
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