Template:Did you know nominations/Japan National Route 279

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:39, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Japan National Route 279

Wooden gates at Mount Osore
Wooden gates at Mount Osore
  • ... that Japan National Route 279's route in Aomori Prefecture follows an ancient pilgrimage path to Mount Osore, a caldera believed in Japanese mythology to be a gate to the underworld? Source: "Japan National Route 279 was originally established by the Nanbu clan during the Edo period as the Tananbu-kaidō (田名部街道) between Noheji-shukuba and the Buddhist temple and folk religion pilgrimage destination at Mount Osore, believed to be a gate to the underworld" "恐山街道(田名部~宇曽利山)" (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 October 2019."Mount Osore: The northernmost sanctuary that is reputed to gather the soul of the dead". Retrieved 11 October 2019.

5x expanded by Mccunicano (talk). Self-nominated at 02:48, 11 October 2019 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: epicgenius (talk) 01:36, 16 October 2019 (UTC)