Sure, everyone talks about Día de los Muertos in Oaxaca or Mexico City. But travel deep into the Huasteca region — a lush area spread across parts of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Hidalgo — and you’ll discover a version of the holiday that feels more raw, more ancestral, and honestly... a little wilder.

Welcome to a place where the line between the living and the dead feels paper-thin. A place where mist clings to the rocky earth, the air stings with sulfur, and volcanic vents hiss like whispers from beneath the ground. This is Mount Osorezan, often translated as the “Mountain of Fear,” one of Japan’s most spiritual—and strangest—destinations.