のぞき岩避難小屋
The place
のぞき岩避難小屋 (Nozoki-iwa Hinan-goya, "Lookout Rock emergency hut") in the central Japanese Alps, Kiso Ontake/Kaida Kōgen sector (Nagano prefecture, central Japan), at 2259 m altitude, on the slope of Mount Ontake, 3067 m, a sacred volcano. Continuous central Japan Alps cluster (batches 280-364). Hinan-goya emergency shelter named "Nozoki-iwa" = lookout rock offering a unique panorama + Ontake 3067 m, Japan's 3rd volcanic peak after Fuji/Norikura + catastrophic eruption of 27 September 2014, 63 dead, unwarned summit, worst modern volcanic eruption tragedy in Japan + 1,000-year-old shugendō foundation, ascetic yamabushi monks white belt + Kōbō Daishi Kūkai 774-835 legendarily ascended + Kiso heritage of "yamabushi" mountain monks shugendō initiations.
The setting
Central Japan Alps Kiso Ontake/Kaida Kōgen Nagano Japan 2259 m Ontake 3067 m sacred volcano, continuous cluster batches 280-364, Hinan-goya named Nozoki-iwa lookout rock + Ontake 3067 m 3rd volcanic peak in Japan after Fuji/Norikura + eruption 27 Sept 2014 63 dead worst modern volcanic eruption tragedy in Japan + 1,000-year-old shugendō yamabushi white belt + Kūkai 774-835 legendarily ascended, Kiso yamabushi mountain monks shugendō.
