Climbing Mt. Isurugi

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December 27th 2007

Mt. Isurugi was famous for temples of monks.
It runs from Ishikawa prefecture to Toyama prefecture.
Just before Edo era, arrogant invader Maeda who was one of the pirates from southern China destroyed these temples and eliminated 3000 monks.
I climbed Mt. Isurugi to see these ruins.

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