Mount Haguro

Mount Haguro
羽黒山
Mount Haguro as seen from the main torii gate of Dewa Sanzan Jinja
Highest point
Elevation414 m (1,358 ft)
ListingThree Mountains of Dewa
Coordinates38°42′09″N 139°58′55″E / 38.702578°N 139.981875°E / 38.702578; 139.981875
Naming
Language of nameJapanese
Geography
Mount Haguro is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Mount Haguro
Mount Haguro
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

Mount Haguro (羽黒山, Haguro-san) is one of the Three Mountains of Dewa in the city of Tsuruoka, the ancient province of Dewa (a domain consisting of modern-day Yamagata Prefecture and Akita Prefecture), Japan.[1][2] Dewa Shrine is located on Mount Haguro.

Access

The summit can also be reached by bus service. In addition to religious pilgrims, travellers often stay at the Saikan temple lodging. In the Edo period, there used to be 336 shukubo on the mountain.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hagurosan|Dewa Sanzan Shrine formula homepage". Dewa Sanzan Shrine official site. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  2. ^ "Haguro-san". www.japan-guide.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  3. ^ Earhart, H. B. (1965). Four Ritual Periods of Haguro Shugendō in Northeastern Japan. History of Religions, 5(1), 93–113. JSTOR 1061805