／＼ DEWASANZAN

A “Journey of Rebirth” where Nature and Faith Thrive
Dewa Sanzan, starting with 2446 stone steps linedwith cedar trees over 300 years oldTAMAE BUNE ／IK＼in,Mounta SeaVillage,

A city blessed withthree Japan Heritage assets

Tsuruoka City

＼ SAMURAI SILK／

A unique space woven by the dreams ofmen who survived the stormy seas
Kitamae-bune ports of call andshipowners' settlements

TSURUOKA Japan Heritage

Japan Heritage Samurai SilkVisit Tsuruoka, a town to enjoy the original landscape ofJapan's modernizationSupported by the entire region, the Shonai area centering on Tsuruoka City developed as the northernmost silk production area in Japan, originating from the largest
group of silkworm farms in Japan at Matsugaoka Reclamation Land, which wasestablished by the former feudal retainer of Shonai Domain who used their swords
as plows. It is the only place in Japan where the entire process from sericulture tosilk weaving survives to this day.
Besides Matsugaoka, in Tamugimata Village located along the Rokujūrigoe Kaidō,
there are also layered private homes, which are four-story houses where people live
and raise silkworms in a single dwelling.
In addition, there is a silk mill established in the Meiji era (1868-1912), which is the
only one of its kind in Japan where the scouring process is still carried out. Visitors
to Tsuruoka can experience the original landscape of Japan's modernization, thefruit of the efforts of our predecessors, through theentire cityscape.

← ⓲ Moon Gassan is believed to be"the mountain that represents
the past world. The lunar deity“Tsukuyominomikoto” resides
here, and the landscape filledwith alpine vegetation is said tobe as beautiful as paradise.

Cultural assets thatmake up the story

Silkworm❹ Matsugaoka
Industry Inari Shrine❷ The Matsugaoka Honjin

Silkworm❸ Matsugaoka
Breeding CenterReclamation❺ Matsugaoka
Land Soldier’s quarters

Family Former❻ EndoResidence

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The legend of history〈 Local government: Tsuruoka City 〉❶ The "Honjin" used as the center of the silk industry in

Certified in2016!

Matsugaoka, which triggered the development of the silk
industry in Tsuruoka, and five three-story "silkworm
breeding centers" in the Joshu shimamura style tiled roofs
still are preserved until this day. The history of its contribution to the regional industrial development is passed down
through generations.

Kazama Family❼ Heishindo:
Former Residence❽ Main Gate ❾ Western Wall

Family Former Villa⓯ Kazama
Wooden Fence

Certified in2017!

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Former Shonai⓲ Go’inden:
Daimyo building❿ Muryokoen Shakado Villa⓫ Storehouse

Family Former⓰ Shibuya
Residence⓳ Chidokan:
Shonai Clan School

Family Former Villa⓬ Kazama
Front Gate
⓭ Inner Gate ⓮ North gate

Nishitagawa-gun⓱ Former
Government OfficeSilk Refinery Company⓴ UzenLimited(*Some images were provided by the Promotion Council)

For more information >>Visit Tsuruoka, where visitors will encounter the roots ofJapan's modernization

Warehouse

In the Haguro Shugendo faith, born against the backdrop of the majestic nature of the three mountains of Dewa located in the center of Yamagata Prefecture, Mt. Haguro is believed to be the mountain of the present that brings blessings to people in the present world.
A journey to the three mountains became popular among commoners during the Edo period as a“pilgrimage of rebirth,” and with the support of the local community, the bond between nature andfaith in the mountains remains alive until now.
The journey begins with a stone staircase lined with cedar trees on Mt. Haguro, which makes
visitors feel the spirit and awe of nature and enriches their body and soul, giving them new vigor for
tomorrow.
〈 Local municipalities: Tsuruoka City, Nishikawa Town, Shonai Town 〉

TEL 0235-35-1184［HP］https://samurai-yukarino-silk.jp/

The coasts of the Japan Sea and Seto Inland Sea are lined with port towns that featuremountains as part of their landscapes. Many small streets lead to the harbor, with spacious
merchant houses and luxurious residences of shipowners lining the streets. In addition,
Ema tablets and ship replicas can be found at shrines and temples, where locals holdfestivals that originated in Kyoto and other distant places, and sing folk songs based on
traditional Japanese tunes. These port towns were ports of call and shipowners' settlements for Kitamae-bune, which transcended rough seas, created enormous wealth as adynamic general trading company, and brought prosperity to various regions.

❸ Hanging bell of the Jozenji Temple～Dewa Sanzan begins with 2,446 stone steps lined withover 300-year-old cedar trees～

Secretariat: Policy Planning Division,Planning Department, Tsuruoka City

〈 Local governments: Tsuruoka City and 47 other municipalities 〉❷ The Ishinazaka Family House and01

Tsuruoka "Samurai Silk" Promotion Council

Samurai Silk

Cultural assets thatmake up the story

STORYA "Pilgrimage of Rebirth" where the bond ofnature and faith come aliveSTORY03

A unique space woven by the dreams ofmen who survived the stormy seasof the Zenpoji TempleTsuruoka City is home to threestories that have been certified as
Japan Heritage assets.
Come and experience the richhistory and traditions of themountains (the three mountainsof Dewa), the village (SamuraiSilk), and the sea (the Kitamae-bune port of call and theshipowners' village).
About Japan Heritage↑ ❶ Mt. Haguro, where rebirth begins. It is said that Prince

Hachiko, who opened this area, enshrined a Buddha toprotect those living in the present world, and since thismountain was the one closest to villages among the threemountains of Dewa, it is known as “the mountain that
represents the present world” for its ability to bring benefits topeople in the present world.

Mt. Yudono is the innermost sanctuary of the three mountainsof Dewa Sanzan. It is said to be “the mountain that represents
the future world." Dainichi Nyorai, the mountain deity whogives birth to all things, is enshrined here. The journey ofreincarnation is completed here when a new life is given by
the deity from which hot spring water gushes out.

↑The Agency for Cultural Affairs certifies
stories that describe Japanese culture andtraditions through the historical attractions
and characteristics of a region. The purposeof this program is to revitalize local communities by promoting the attraction of tangible
and intangible cultural assets, which areindispensable in narrating the stories, both
domestically and internationally.

Cultural assets thatmake up the story～Kitamae-bune ports of call and shipowners' settlements～

Additionalcertification in2019!

❹ Gohyaku Rakando (an arhats hall)

Heritage
assets❺ Materials relating to Kitamae-buneof the Chido Museum collections

Haguro's❾ Mt.
Sanjin Gōsaiden

Haguro’s Zuishin-mon: ❸ Stone Stairway on❷ Mt.
The Gate of Dual Deities
Mt. Haguro

Haguro Japanese❹ Mt.
Cedar-lined Path

The Grandpa Cedar ❻ The Five-Story Pagoda of❺ Jijisugi:
Tree of Mount Haguro
Mt. Haguro

Haguro’s Shōzen-in❿ Mt. Haguro Hachiko Shrine ⓫ Mt.
Koganedō⓬ Lodging Town of Tōge

of Great Torches at⓭ EventShōreisai❼ Minami-dani:❽ Mt. Haguro Saikan
Mt. Haguro's Southern Valley

Ascetic Cuisine⓮ Shōjin-ryōri:⓯ Mineiri at Mt. Haguroof the Three Mountains of Dewa

⓰ Old Haguro RoadFor more information >>Tsuruoka City Kitamae-bune Japan Heritage Promotion Council

Secretariat: Tourism and Product Division,Commerce, Industry andTourism Department, Tsuruoka Cityof the Kiyokawa⓱ Remains
Checkpoint

TEL 0235-35-1301［HP］https://www.kitamae-bune.com/
ㅤㅤ⓲ Gassan Shrine

Nanakuchi:⓴ HappōEntrances to Mt. Gassan

Branch Shrine of Gassan Shrine,
Ideha Shrine, Yudono-san Shrine &Gassan-Ideha-Yudono-san Sanjinja
Satellite Shrine (Former NichigatsujiTemple Main Hall)

Mt. Yudono Shrine(Former Hondōji Temple)

Group of Substitute-Visit
Monuments at HondōjiTemple

Mt. Yudono Shrine(Former Dainichiji Temple)

Group of SubstituteVisit Monuments atDainichiji Temple

For more information >>Dewa Sanzan "Pilgrimage of Rebirth" Promotion Council（Kitamae-bune KITAMAE official website）❶ The neighborhood around Kamo Port. The Kamo area

was an important port with shipping agents facing thebay, whose layout still remains intact today.

Secretariat: Cultural Promotion and Cultural Assets Utilization Division,
Yamagata Prefecture Government

The Ancient Road ofDewa Province:Rokujūrigoe Kaidō

Endo Family FormerResidence

Niō Gate atDainichibō Temple

Odan-sugi at
Chūrenji Temple's
Dainichibō Temple
Shimekake Cherry(*Some images were provided by the Promotion Council)

TEL 023-630-3342［HP］https://nihonisan-dewasanzan.jp/

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Tsuruoka City Area
· Chido Museum· Heishindo· Kazama Family
Former Residence· Chidokan, etc.

About
20 minby carZenpoji Temple· Gohyaku Rakando

About
15 minby carTo Akita↑ Shonai Airport IC

Matsugaoka Craft Park

Shonai Airport

About
15 min약by15분
car· Honjin, Silkworm Breeding Center· Silkworm Industry Inari Shrine

112

Tsuruoka IC

Yura Onsen ♨Kamo Area

Tsuruoka Station

Tsuruoka Nishi IC

7· The Ishinazaka Family House· Hanging bell of the Jozenji Temple

About
15 minby car

Tsuruoka JCT

112

Kamo Aquariumetc.

7

Yunohama Onsen♨
Zenpoji Temple♨Atsumi Onsen Station

Matsugaoka
Reclamation Land

Yudagawa
Onsen

Sea of Japan Coast
Tohoku Expressway

Mt. Haguro

Chido Museum 47

Yamagata
Expressway

345♨ Atsumi Onsen

Mt. Haguro· Hachiko Shrine, Five-Story Pagoda,· Zuishin-mon, Sanjin Gōsaiden, etc.

ToZuishin-mon
Gate

Dainichibo
About15 minby car

Shonai-Asahi IC

Atsumi Onsen IC

Chūrenji Temple

112

Mt. Yudono IC

Nezugaseki StationMt. Gassan· Gassan Shrine

Mt. Gassan

Endo Family Former Residence↓To Niigata

Mt. Yudono

To Mt. Gassan
8th station

To Yamagata↓

Rokujūrigoe Kaidō

About
90 minby carAbout
차로60 minby car

Mt. Yudono· Mt. Yudono Shrine

Access

JRTokyo StationAir

Haneda Airport

Nerima I.C.

4 hrs
TohokuExpressway

PublishedTokyo

Shonai Airport

Haneda Airport

1 hr

Shonai Airport

Tsuruoka Station

25 min by car

Tsuruoka
Tsuruoka
Tsuruoka CityYamagataMurata JCT
30 minYamagata Expressway

YamagataSendai

2 hrs
Uetsu Main Line Express

4 hrs 20 min
55 min20 minAsahi Mahoroba I.C.
Atsumi Onsen I.C.
Tsuruoka Nishi I.C.
Kan-etsu → Hokuriku →National Route 7
Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway
Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway

Kawaguchi JCTHighway
bus

Niigata Station
1 hr

1 hr 10 min

Itami Airport

Car

2 hrs
Joetsu Shinkansen

To Senninzawa
parking lot

35 minGassan I.C.

2 hrs 30 min
8 hrs 30 min

20 min10 min20 minTsuruoka I.C.
Yudono I.C.
Shonai-Asahi I.C.
R112Yamagata Expressway
Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway

Tsuruoka

Yamagata

1 hr 30 min

Tsuruoka

Tourism and Products Division, Tsuruoka City

TEL 0235-35-1301

9-25 Baba-cho, Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata 997-8601（Created in February 2022）

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