Tsuruoka

Tsuruoka is renowned in Yamagata Prefecture for Dewa Sanzan, the three sacred mountains long associated with Shugendō pilgrimage. The city spreads across the Shōnai Plain towards the Sea of Japan, linking a major rice-growing area with the forested slopes of Mount Haguro. Haguro-san’s five-storey pagoda, designated a National Treasure, stands on the approach to the mountain shrine and is closely connected with the traditions of yamabushi mountain ascetics. In its centre, Tsuruoka developed as the castle town of the Shōnai domain. Continue with other webcams from the Tsuruoka area to see how this part of Yamagata Prefecture connects regionally.

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