Ontake Black Light Stone (Nagano Prefecture) [Famous Stones of Japan]

ONTAKE Black Stone

Ontake Black Light Stone

Mount Ontake is the second highest mountain after Mount Fuji at 3,067m.
It has been considered a sacred mountain since ancient times, and since the Edo period, monuments to the gods have been made from this stone, and 20,000 of these are enshrined throughout Mount Ontake as guardian stones.
Ontake, a place of worship for natural stones, the Ontake Black Light Stone is erected with the name of the sacred deity engraved on it, and it is said that believers can rest on this mountain.
Ontake Kuroko Shinseki is an andesite that is mined as a boulder and has a lustrous black color. Upon closer inspection, fine patterns can be seen, and no two pieces are exactly alike.

The height of Mount Ontake is 3,067m, the second highest mountain in Japan after Mount Fuji. It has been considered a sacred mountain since ancient times. Since the Edo period, monuments to the deities have been made from this stone, and there are 20,000 of these enshrined throughout the mountain as guardian stones. Mount Ontake is a place of worship for natural stones, and it is said that believers can sleep on this mountain as they erect the ONTAKE Black Stone which seal the names of the deities. ONTAKE Black Stone is andesite, quarried as cobblestone, and the color is black with a vitreous luster. Upon close inspection, they have intricate patterns and no two stones are exactly the same.