Contemplating…
Location
Most accessible of the Three Mountains of Dewa — cedar stair pilgrimage of Shugendō practice.
Represents birth in the Dewa Sanzan triad; still walked by yamabushi and lay pilgrims alike.
Pilgrimage circuits that include this place.
Interfaith
Three sacred mountains of Dewa — Haguro, Gassan, and Yudono — walked as birth, death, and rebirth in Shugendō practice.
East Asia
