Dewa Sanzan: Mt. Haguro Ascent

			Pages Nihon 2019 Late Summer Intro Kay on Memory Lane Family and Food Bruce Scans Japan Kay Kicks it in Kyoto Dewa Sanzan: Mt. Haguro Ascent Dewa Sanzan: Mt. Haguro Shrine Dewa Sanzan: Mt. Gassan Ascent Dewa Sanzan: Mt. Gassan Descent After-Haguro Sightseeing Sazaedo, the "Double-helix" Temple Deities Snippets of Museum Exhibits
Dewa Sanzan: Mt. Haguro Ascent Dewa Sanzan: Mt. Haguro, preserve of Yamabushi custom
Dewa Sanzan - Train to Tsuruoka, last tr	Mount Haguro Ascent - Zuishinmon (gate a	Foot of the stair - the pagoda
Foot of the stair - the "grandfather" tr	Dewa Sanzan - Mount Haguro Ascent	Basho
The gate at the top	Saikan - Yamabushi training guest house	Shojin-Ryori - Ascetic Cuisine of Dewa S
We do not make the cut as Yamabushi priets. A bit slower than "authentic" Yamabushi we plod the 2446 stairs to the top. see: http://www.dewasanzan.jp/en



1. Dewa Sanzan - Train to Tsuruoka, last train station before Mount Haguro Ascent Nihon August-Sept 2019
781 _19Sep03-nh19_1332a_bw Tsuruoka is a many hour train ride from Tokyo. Shinkansen to Niigata; then JR to Tsuruoka.	782 _19Sep03-nh19_1332_bw


2. Mount Haguro Ascent - Zuishinmon (gate at the foot of the stair) Nihon August-Sept 2019
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3. Foot of the stair - the pagoda Nihon August-Sept 2019
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4. Foot of the stair - the "grandfather" tree Nihon August-Sept 2019
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5. Dewa Sanzan - Mount Haguro Ascent Nihon August-Sept 2019
802 _19Sep03-nh19_1611_bw	986 _19Sep24-nh19_1427_bw Here is the traditional attire (from the web.)	801 _19Sep03-nh19_1611a_bw But by prior tradition, women were not allowed. Nowadays there are many female Yamabushi.
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6. Basho Nihon August-Sept 2019
804 _19Sep03-nh19_1623_bw Along the stairs, small monument. This is one of Basho's favorite haunts, his "Narrow Road to the Deep North" - a must-visit spot on Basho tours.	805 _19Sep03-nh19_1623_nn Haguro Shrine: grand monument to Basho.	806 _19Sep03-nh19_1625_nn


7. The gate at the top Nihon August-Sept 2019
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8. Saikan - Yamabushi training guest house Nihon August-Sept 2019
856 _19Sep04-nh19_0635a_bw This has capacity for a very large number - perhaps 100 or more. But the night we arrived we were the only guests. Staff said, a yamabushi training had concluded the day before. The following day a female yamabushi training was scheduled. We lucked into a very quiet evening, the whole dining room and bath to ourselves.	865 _19Sep04-nh19_0902_bw Covered path connecting Saikan and shrine, welcome during the many months of snow during which many yamabushi visit here.


9. Shojin-Ryori - Ascetic Cuisine of Dewa Sanzan Nihon August-Sept 2019
857 _19Sep04-nh19_0635_bw	857 _19Sep04-nh19_0746_bw	857 _19Sep04-nh19_0751_bw With pleasure we consume "Shojin-Ryori".
815 _19Sep03-nh19_1801_bw Hits the spot!