Hiking season:

Mt. Kinbo's Pilgrimage

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

km.

8 Distance:

Elevation:

423 meters

Required time:

3 h

Hiking Map:

Danger level:

Caution advised

Dangers include:

Heat strokes, Slippery when raining, Fallen trees, Bear presence

Difficulty level (for beginners) :

Moderate

Difficulty levels have been designed for people who have a PAI (Personal Activity Intelligence) score inferior or equal to 60. Experienced hikers or persons with a PAI above 100 can withdraw two cases to know the average difficulty for their fitness level. Example: Trails noted "Hard for beginners" correspond to "average" trails for experienced hikers or people with a PAI above 100.

Steps:

1. Start at Yutagawa Onsen

2. Go to Fujisawa hamlet

3. Cross Fujisawa's ricefields

4. You walk past Fujisawa's temple

5. Follow the paved road

6. After passing the bamboo forest, you find this sign.

Please attach your bear bell to your gear before going further.

7. Follow the road in the middle of the bamboo forest

8. You spot the Kinbo Shrine torii gate

9. Enter the hiking trail

10. The vegetation is wild

11. It is hot during summer, make frequent stops

12. Continue climbing

13. Make sure your bear makes sound

14. Landslides lead tree to fall. Climb them.

15. Continue straight

16. You get out of the forest

17. You spot steles

18. You enter a forest again

19. Cross the dirt road to continue

Be careful to the cars that might be crossing on the dirt road.

20. The slope gets steeper

21. Viewpoint on Shonai plains

22. Another dirt road used by car crosses the road

23. Mountain toilet

Use if necessary

24. Mt. Kinbo's viewpoint on Shonai Plains

25. Take a rest here

Equipment needed:

Water

Hiking shoes

Rainwear

Sun hat

Hiking sticks

Food or snacks

Nearest bus stop (start)

Yutagawa Onsen 湯田川温泉

Bus timetable

Nearest bus stop (end)

Yutagawa Onsen 湯田川温泉

Bus timetable

Near this hiking trail:

Le sanctuaire de Kihi

Kihi jinja

Ce sanctuaire sanctifie la déesse des céréales et de la nourriture: Ukemochi no Kami, l'impératrice Jingu et le personnage légendaire de Yamato Takeru.

Kamo Aquarium

Kamo suizokukan

World's largest Jellyfish aquarium!

Zenpoji Temple

Ryûtakusan Zenpôji

One of the Three Main Soto Zen Buddhist temples in Japan, along with Myogonji Temple (Aichi Prefecture) and Saijôji Temple (Kanagawa Prefecture).

Tsuruoka City,

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Tsuruoka City,

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Hiking season:

Mt. Kinbo's Pilgrimage

km.

8

Distance:

Elevation:

423

meters

Required time:

3

h

Hiking Map:

Danger level:

Caution advised

Dangers include:

Difficulty level (for beginners) :

Moderate

Steps:

Equipment needed:

Water

Hiking shoes

Rainwear

Sun hat

Hiking sticks

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Food or snacks

Nearest bus stop (start)

Yutagawa Onsen 湯田川温泉

Bus timetable

Nearest bus stop (end)

Yutagawa Onsen 湯田川温泉

Bus timetable

Near this hiking trail:

Le sanctuaire de Kihi

Kamo Aquarium

Zenpoji Temple

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