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Hiking Trails in Tsuruoka

Walk along the paths taken by the pilgrims for over a millennium.

The Tohoku region (North-Eastern Japan) is the dream destination for hiking lovers. The calm, the untouched nature, the mountains, the ancient shrines scattered across the forests... There are so many wonders waiting for adventurers in Yamagata Prefecture.
Not to be outdone, Tsuruoka City has many trekking trails with several difficulty levels that will satisfy any hiker. Have a look at our trails:

On the map:

List:

Rokujurigoe-Kaido: From Honmyoji to Churenji

六十里越街道：松根から注連寺までのコース

The starting point of the Rokujurigoe-Kaido pilgrimage to Mt. Yudono.

Length

Elevation:

Duration

6.5

km.

500

m.

2.3

Hours (beginners)

Difficulty

Danger:

Rokujurigoe-Kaido: From the Nanatsu falls to Yudono

「ゆどの道」六十里越街道の巡礼

The final step before reaching Mt. Haguro through the Rokujurigoe-Kaido pilgrim trail.

Length

Elevation:

Duration

11

km.

834

m.

5

Hours (beginners)

Difficulty

Danger:

Hike from Mt. Gassan to Mt. Yudono

月山から湯殿山までの登山道

Walk the pilgrimage route to Mt. Yudono from Mt. Gassan.

Length

Elevation:

Duration

5.1

km.

-1130

m.

2.3

Hours (beginners)

Difficulty

Danger:

Rokujurigoe-Kaido: From Churenji to Dainichibo Temple

六十里越街道：注連寺から大日坊

The road that connects two of the most important temples in Mt. Yudono's history, each entombing a Sokushinbutsu mummy.

Length

Elevation:

Duration

3

km.

10

m.

0.3

Hours (beginners)

Difficulty

Danger:

Hike to the top of Mt. Haguro

羽黒山の石段登り

Climb the 2446 steps within the cedar forests that received 3 stars in the Green Michelin Guide.

Length

Elevation:

Duration

3.5

km.

310

m.

1.2

Hours (beginners)

Difficulty

Danger:

Mt. Kinbo's Pilgrimage

藤沢から金峯山までの古道

Dewa Sanzan is not the only sacred place of Shugendo in Tsuruoka. Discover another sacred Yamabushi place around Yutagawa Onsen.

Length

Elevation:

Duration

8

km.

423

m.

3

Hours (beginners)

Difficulty

Danger:

Rokujurigoe-Kaido: From Dainichibo Temple to the Nanatsu Falls

六十里越街道：大日坊から七ツ滝まで

Leave the mummies village to go back to the Rokujurigoe-Kaido forests.

Length

Elevation:

Duration

4

km.

160

m.

1.5

Hours (beginners)

Difficulty

Danger:

Hike to the top of Mt. Gassan

月山登山

Also called "The Realm of the Dead", or "The Mountain of the Past", Mt. Gassan is the most important step in the Dewa Sanzan's yamabushi training.

Length

Elevation:

Duration

5.5

km.

600

m.

2.3

Hours (beginners)

Difficulty

Danger:

Mt. Atsumi's Pilgrimage

温海嶽の巡礼

Atsumi is said to have been founded by the creator of Shugendo himself: En no Gyoja. Walk upon its sacred Shugendo paths.

Length

Elevation:

Duration

10.5

km.

720

m.

5

Hours (beginners)

Difficulty

Danger:

小心熊！

在日本的山林中漫步時，要小心日本黑熊。雖然它們天生沒有攻擊性並且通常害怕人類，但如果它們感到驚訝，它們就會攻擊。為了讓他們知道您的存在，我們強烈建議您在森林中行走時將熊鈴掛在您的裝備上。鈴聲會提醒熊你的存在，讓他們知道他們最好後退，從而避免突然襲擊的風險。您還可以唱歌、大笑、大聲說話以確保熊聽到您的聲音。

如果您碰巧遇到熊，請始終面對他。慢慢退後，不要尖叫，不要跑。

即使熊寶寶是有史以來最可愛的東西，也絕對不要觸摸幼崽或靠近它們。熊媽媽從來不會走得很遠，而且她非常有攻擊性。

你也可以在日本藥店買到“熊辣椒噴霧”；它會給你足夠的時間逃脫。

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Hiking Trails in Tsuruoka

Walk along the paths taken by the pilgrims for over a millennium.

On the map:

List:

Rokujurigoe-Kaido: From Honmyoji to Churenji

Length

Elevation:

Duration

6.5

km.

500

m.

2.3

Hours (beginners)

Difficulty

Danger:

Rokujurigoe-Kaido: From the Nanatsu falls to Yudono

Length

Elevation:

Duration

11

km.

834

m.

5

Hours (beginners)

Difficulty

Danger:

Hike from Mt. Gassan to Mt. Yudono

Length

Elevation:

Duration

5.1

km.

-1130

m.

2.3

Hours (beginners)

Difficulty

Danger:

Rokujurigoe-Kaido: From Churenji to Dainichibo Temple

Length

Elevation:

Duration

3

km.

10

m.

0.3

Hours (beginners)

Difficulty

Danger:

Hike to the top of Mt. Haguro

Length

Elevation:

Duration

3.5

km.

310

m.

1.2

Hours (beginners)

Difficulty

Danger:

Mt. Kinbo's Pilgrimage

Length

Elevation:

Duration

8

km.

423

m.

3

Hours (beginners)

Difficulty

Danger:

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