Hakusan sits at the foot of its namesake mountain — one of Japan's three sacred peaks alongside Fuji and Tateyama — and houses the head shrine of the Shirayamahime Hime Jinja network. The Tedori River cuts a gorge through town, and the Hakusan Geopark interprets the ridge's volcanic history. From here it's roughly 30 km southeast to Kanazawa.
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Mt. Hakusan
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White Peak exceeding 2,000 meters, one of Japan's three sacred mountains alongside Fuji and Tateyama.
Shirayama-Hime Shrine
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Shirayama-Hime Shrine.
Hakusan Shirakawa-go
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Ozo Hakusan Shrine（sign）
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Gezan Butsu: The Buddhist Statues that Descended the Mountain.