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Close-up shot of the yellow flowers of Solidago virgaurea subsp on Mt. Gassan; Zoom out to view the plants; Gassan Shrine visible; Solidago virgaurea subsp (known in Japanese as the Miyama-no-kirin-so or Kogane-giku) is a perennial in the Asteraceae (aster) family found in sub-alpine and alpine areas north of central Honshu. Mt. Gassan (1,984 m) is a volcano in the central part of Yamagata Prefecture; It is a prominent center for mountain worship, attracting ascetics from ancient times; Together with Mt. Yudono and Mt. Haguro, it compromises the so-called "three sacred mountains of the Dewa region", drawing large numbers of pilgrims.