What better way to welcome in the new year than with the symbolic burning of an evil demon to a crisp? Well, the annihilation of a demon twice is all but one small part of the much larger Shoreisai festival that starts with the most gruelling of Yamabushi rituals on the Dewa Sanzan, the Fuyunomine Winter …
Put simply, the warmer months are an excellent time to visit the Dewa Sanzan, and not just for the Dewa Sanzan Flower Festival. Not only did Matsuo Basho visit the Dewa Sanzan during this time, but Mt. Gassan and Mt. Yudono are open for hiking, the Mt. Haguro Five Storied Pagoda Light Up is on, and …
Autumn on the Dewa Sanzan “There are days that are clearly summer days, and then there are days that are clearly autumn days. However, we never say ‘today is summer, and tomorrow is autumn’.” Master Hoshino of Daishobo Pilgrim Lodge on Mt. Haguro Master Hoshino of Daishobo Pilgrim Lodge is famous for saying that the …
