Dewa Sanzan Shrine

Transportation Access to the Three Mountains of Dewa
(The Historical Homeland of Faith and Wandering Buddhist Priests)
To Hagurosan
By bus
  • From Tsuruoka Station take the Shonan-Kotsu Bus bound for Hagurosan and get off at the last station. About 50 minutes.
  • For those who wish to climb the Omotesando stone stairs, take the same bus but get off at Haguro Center.
By automobile
  • From the Yamagata Expressway Tsuruoka Interchange, approximately 10km on the Tsuruoka/Haguro-Gassan Plateau Line.
  • Approximately 15km from the Shonai Asahi Interchange
  • Approximately 30km from Shonai Airport

To Gassan Mountain
By bus
  • Take the Shonan-Kotsu Bus bound for Gassan Hachigome and get off at the last station. About 1 hour and 30 minutes.
    (Bus operates from July 1 to September 30)
By automobile
  • From the Yamagata Expressway Tsuruoka Interchange, approximately 28km on the Tsuruoka/Haguro-Gassan Plateau Line.
  • Approximately 30km from the Shonai Asahi Interchange
  • Approximately 100km from Shonai Airport

To Yudonosan Mountain
By bus
  • From Tsuruoka Station take the Shonan-Kotsu Bus bound for Yudonosan and get off at the last station. About 1 hour and 30 minutes.
By automobile
  • Approximately 12km from the Yamagata Expressway Yudonosan Interchange
  • Approximately 13km from the Yamagata Expressway Gassan Interchange
  • Approximately 50km from Shonai Airport on the Yamagata Expressway