Ideha Shrine (Dewa Sanzan / Haguro)
出羽神社
Yamagata · Tsuruoka
Dewa Sanzan le present
Kanpei Taisha
Gassan Shrine (Dewa Sanzan)
Gassan Shrine (Dewa Sanzan)
Tarif
500 JPY (summit shrine purification fee)
Goshuin
500 JPY
Acces
See details
Horaires
July-September only
Vue d'ensemble
Gassan Shrine crowns the summit of Mount Gassan (1,984m), the highest of the Three Mountains of Dewa. In the Dewa Sanzan pilgrimage, Gassan represents the past and the realm of ancestors, symbolizing death before rebirth at Mount Yudono. The mountain is blanketed in snow for much of the year, and the summit shrine is accessible only during a brief summer window from July to September. The climb through alpine meadows and snowfields is itself considered a spiritual practice. Matsuo Basho visited in 1689, writing in Oku no Hosomichi of his transformative experience on the sacred mountains.
Histoire
Fondation
📜Selon la tradition
593 [推古天皇元年]
593📜Selon la tradition
Traditional opening of Dewa Sanzan by Prince Hachiko
Divinites venerees
⛩
primary Deity
Bienfaits
Reseau de sanctuaires
Dewa Sanzan head
A savoir
💡
Gassan is one of the last mountains in Japan to lose its snow cover, sometimes retaining snowfields into August, enabling summer skiing.
Source: documented
💡
Matsuo Basho wrote of the Dewa Sanzan pilgrimage in his masterwork Oku no Hosomichi (1689).
Source: documented
Infos pratiques
Location Coordinates
38.3000, 140.0240
Physical Address
31 Tachiyazawa Honzawa, Shonai, Higashitagawa District, Yamagata
Province historique
Dewa
Acces
Tsuruoka Station (JR Uetsu Line)
Horaires
July-September only
Bus
Bus to 8th station (Gassan Hachigome); summit only by hiking
Meilleure saison
summer
Accessibilite
No - mountain summit shrine
Site officiel
https://dewasanzan.jp/
Informations visiteurs verifiees le 2026-04-06. Consultez le site officiel pour les details actuels.
Pourquoi ce sanctuaire
Part of the iconic Dewa Sanzan pilgrimage and a living center of Shugendo mountain asceticism, Gassan offers an experience of spiritual mountain worship found nowhere else in the Tohoku region.
Sanctuaires lies
Questions frequentes
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What is Gassan Shrine (Dewa Sanzan)?
Gassan Shrine crowns the summit of Mount Gassan (1,984m), the highest of the Three Mountains of Dewa. In the Dewa Sanzan pilgrimage, Gassan represents the past and the realm of ancestors, symbolizing death before rebirth at Mount Yudono. The mountain is blanketed in snow for much of the year, and the summit shrine is accessible only during a brief summer window from July to September. The climb through alpine meadows and snowfields is itself considered a spiritual practice. Matsuo Basho visited in 1689, writing in Oku no Hosomichi of his transformative experience on the sacred mountains.
Where is Gassan Shrine (Dewa Sanzan) located?
Gassan Shrine (Dewa Sanzan) is located in Shonai (Haguro), Yamagata. The full address is: 31 Tachiyazawa Honzawa, Shonai, Higashitagawa District, Yamagata.
What deities are enshrined at Gassan Shrine (Dewa Sanzan)?
The enshrined deities are: Tsukuyomi no Mikoto.