Dewa Sanzan - Dewa Sanzan

Japanese: 出羽三山 - でわさんざん

The three mountains in central Yamagata Prefecture are Mt. Gassan (1,984m), Mt. Yudono (1,500m), and Mt. Haguro (414m). Since the Middle Ages, all three mountains have been the subject of mountain worship and have been training grounds for mountain ascetics. Mt. Gassan has Gassan Shrine at its summit, and there are many lodgings at Toge. Around Midagahara, about 130 species of alpine plants, including black lilies and snowdrops, bloom in abundance. It is a volcano with a large snowy field near the summit. Summer mountain skiing here is famous. Mt. Yudono is part of the southwestern slope of Mt. Gassan, and enshrines Yudonosan Shrine as the god of agriculture, but there is no shrine building, as the hot springs that bubble up from the middle of Mt. Ubagatake (1,670m) are regarded as the object of worship. Mt. Haguro is a series of hills to the north of the Gassan Omotesando approach to Mt. Gassan. At the summit are Dewa (Haguro) Shrine and the Sanzan Gasaiden, as well as a history museum displaying materials related to the Dewa Sanzan mountains. The five-story pagoda on the mountain is a national treasure, the Golden Hall is an important cultural property, and the cedar trees along the approach are designated as special natural monuments. The Dewa Sanzan mountains belong to Bandai-Asahi National Park.

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Japanese:

山形県中央部にある月山 (1984m) ，湯殿山 (1500m) ，羽黒山 (414m) の3山をいう。中世以来3山とも山岳信仰の対象で山伏の修験道場である。月山は山頂に月山神社をまつり，手向 (とうげ) には宿坊が多い。弥陀ヶ原を中心にクロユリ，ミヤマウスユキソウなど 130種ほどの高山植物が咲き乱れる。火山で頂上付近には大雪原がある。ここの夏山スキーは有名。湯殿山は月山の南西山腹の一部で，農業の神として湯殿山神社をまつるが，姥ヶ岳 (1670m) 中腹から湧出する温泉を神体とし社殿はない。羽黒山は月山表参道の北に連なる丘陵で，山頂には出羽 (羽黒) 神社，三山の合祭殿があり，出羽三山関係の資料を陳列した歴史博物館もある。山内の五重塔は国宝，黄金堂は重要文化財，参道のスギ並木は特別天然記念物に指定されている。出羽三山は磐梯朝日国立公園に属する。

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