What is Mount Haguro?
{{Infobox religious building|name={{nihongo|'''Mount Haguro'''|羽黒山|''Haguro-san''}}|religious_affiliation=[[Shinto]]|image=Hagurosan Gojunto 2006-A.jpg|caption=The Gojū-tō Pagoda|map_type=Japan|coordinates={{coord|38|42|09|N|139|58|58|E|type:mountain_source:frwiki|display=title,inline}}|map_size=|map_alt=|map_relief=|map_caption=|location=|deity=|festival=|type=|leadership=|website=|architecture_style=|founded_by=|established=|date_destroyed=}} {{Nihongo|'''Mount Haguro'''|羽黒山|''Haguro-san''}}, is a mountain in the city of [[Tsuruoka, Yamagata|Tsuruoka]]. It was part of the ancient province of [[Dewa Province|Dewa]] in Japan. It is one of the [[Three Mountains of Dewa]] and stands at 414 meters (1,358 feet), making it the shortest of the three. However, unlike the other two mountains, it is accessible throughout the year. It has the famous [[Dewa Shrine]] on it. There is a path that has 2,446 stone steps leading to its summit.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mt. Haguro - Japan National Tourism Organization|language=en|url=https://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/spot/natuscen/mt-haguro.html|access-date=2017-06-26}}</ref> The mountain has 600-year-old {{ill|Cryptomeria|lt=sugi|en}} trees, and along the way to the top, you will see famous landmarks like the [[Pagoda|Gojūnotō]] five-story pagoda, Grandpa cedar (jijisugi 爺杉), a 1000-year-old cedar tree, and many shrines. The steps and the pagoda are important and are listed as National Treasures. At the summit of the mountain is the Sanjingōsaiden shrine (三神合祭殿), which honors the spirits of all three mountains. You can also reach the summit of the mountain by bus service. Besides religious pilgrims, travelers often stay at the [[Saikan]] [[Shukubo|temple lodgings]]. In the [[Edo period]] there used to be 336 [[shukubo]] on the mountain<ref>Earhart, H. B. (1965). Four Ritual Periods of Haguro Shugendō in Northeastern Japan. ''History of Religions'', ''5''(1), 93–113. <nowiki>http://www.jstor.org/stable/1061805</nowiki></ref> == Gallery == <gallery> File:Hagurosan Syoro 2006.jpg|[[Shōrō]