Hokuzata Pass

The Hokuzata Pass [捭歹山量; ほくざた・さんりょう] is a mountain pass which lies between Tomono and Kōfu Prefectures in the Honzura region. It has served as one of the major transportation routes in northern Kanton for at least nine hundred years.
The pass is located on what was once the Daishō-ryō, one of many dōryō or highways which were established to connect the capital of Kōryō to the northern provinces. It was also used to link the two important feudal domains of Sanzama and Eiita for trade, transportation and communication.