The Three Mountains of Dewa (出羽三山 Dewa Sanzan) are the three sacred mountains of Mt. Haguro (羽黒山 Haguro-san), Mt. Gassan (月山 Gassan) and Mt. Yudono (湯殿山 Yudono-san), clustered together in the ancient province of Dewa (modern-day Yamagata prefecture). Holy to the Japanese Shinto religion and especially the mountain ascetic cult of Shugendo, Dewa Sanzan are a popular pilgrimage site visited by many, including famed haiku poet Matsuo Basho. Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Yamagata Prefecture (山形県; Yamagata-ken) is located in the Tohoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ... A torii at Itsukushima Shrine Shinto (ç¥žé“ ShintÅ) (sometimes called Shintoism) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ... Shugendo (修験道) is a Japanese old way of searching and knowing better what the Man and Nature are. ... A statue of Basho in Ogaki, Gifu. ...
The Haguro Five-story Pagoda is a national treasure. A pagoda at Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in China, Japan, Korea, and other parts of Asia. ...-1...
While in the DewaSanzan area, the place to stay is most definitely at one of the temple lodgings in Haguro-machi.
Yamagata is rather remote, but Dewa Sanzan,with its combination of grand nature and intriguing culture and history, is one of the most interesting spots in the Tohoku region, and well worth going out of your way to visit.
DewaSanzan (出羽三山) is in the northern Tohoku region of the main Japanese island Honshu.
DewaSanzan means "Three Mountains of Dewa" and indeed comprises the three sacred mountains of Haguro-san (羽黒山), Gas-san (月山) and Yudono-san (湯殿山), clustered together in the ancient province of Dewa (modern-day Yamagata prefecture).
Holy to the Japanese Shinto religion and especially the mountain ascetic cult of Shugendo, DewaSanzan are a popular pilgrimage site visited by many, including famed haiku poet Matsuo Basho on his Narrow Road to the Deep North.
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