[6] The Seven Wonders of Misen, which come from ancient tales, are as follows:[7] Kiezu-no-hi (The eternal flame) This is the holy fire said to have been started by the Japanese Buddhist monk Kobo Daishi, who founded the Daishoin Temple in 806.

Mandara-iwa Behind Misenhondo Hall is a gigantic bedrock face on which handwritten letters, Sanskrit characters and illustrations of Kobo Daishi are engraved.

Legend has it that the source of the noise is a tengu, a long-nosed goblin who lives inside in Mount Misen.

Halfway to the foot of the mountain other species dominate, mainly Japanese red pine in addition to Lithocarpus glaber, Rapanaea neriifolia, and Symplocos glauca.

[8] It is also a part of the main area of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Itsukushima Shrine, while the rest of Mount Misen is inside the buffer zone.