Mount Haguro

What it is

• A 414-meter peak in Tsuruoka City dedicated to mountain worship and Shugendo.
• The site of Dewa Shrine which is located at the mountain summit.
• A designated component of a Japan Heritage site representing spiritual traditions.

What to see

• A 29-meter five-story pagoda rebuilt in the 15th century at the entrance approach.
• The Jijisugi cedar tree which is over 1000 years old and a National Natural Monument.
• A National Treasure pagoda standing near the start of the mountain path.
• Stone monuments featuring inscribed poems by Takahama Kyoshi and Noguchi Ujo.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.