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. 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.Earhart, H. B. (1965). Four Ritual Periods of Haguro Shugendō in Northeastern Japan. History of Religions, 5(1), 93–113.
Visitors can visit the official english website of the Dewa Sanzan Mountains for updates on the opening and closing of the mountains as well as other access information. https://thedewasanzan.com/
See also List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments
JMSDF destroyer Haguro
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External links
English info about Mt. Haguro English information about Mount Haguro