[Yamagata Prefecture/Dewa Sanzan Shrine] I'm glad I went in 2023! Shrines in Yamagata Prefecture 8

Dewa Sanzan is one of Japan's most sacred places. One of them is Mount Haguro. Even in the deep snow of Yamagata Prefecture, this shrine can be visited all year round. Gassan and Yudonosan are closed in winter, so during that time you can visit this shrine, which is enshrined there! It may seem difficult to visit until you get here, but it's actually quite easy. If you're not sure how to get there, you can take a bus from Tsuruoka to the summit. After all, if you start from the bottom, you have to climb 2,446 steps. Due to time constraints, I decided to go from Gassan to the summit and then go down. (Next time, I'll definitely go from the bottom 😤) The Sanshin Gassaiden shrine has a majestic presence that I felt was different from any I've seen before ✨ It's 28m high, with a thatched roof 2.1m thick The scale is just different 🥹 It's definitely a place you'd want to visit at least once in your life. Kagami Pond in front of the shrine 🪞 There is a culture of worshiping the shrine reflected here, and the enshrined deity, Haguro-no-kami, is said to be the Kuzuryu-o. The Kuzuryu-o is the god of water, and there was a belief that the blessings of water and the mechanism of rain were caused by the enshrined deity 🙌 The stone monuments depicting the mechanism of rain, the ascending dragon and the descending dragon 🐉 This is a place that I would like you to see from here ☺️ It was a wonderful view 💕 ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ ꕥShrine name: Mt. Haguro ⛰ Dewa Sanzan Shrine ꕥAddress: 7 Temuka, Temuka, Haguro-cho, Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata ꕥAccess 🚌S Mall Bus Terminal →🚏Mt. Haguro Summit →🚶♀️Walk About 3 minutes ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ #besttrip2023 #Dewasanzan #Mt. Haguro #Shrines and Temples #Shrines Tour #Yamagata Tourism