Rokujurigoe Kaido Highway

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Rokujurigoe Kaido 六十里越街道 Rokujurigoe Highway Pilgrim Road
A pilgrim road for mountain priests, leading to 湯殿山 Yudonoyama, Yudono san.
Yudonomichi ゆどのみち Yudono Michi



- Stations along the Rokujurigoe Kaido
Tsuruoka 鶴岡 Niigata　新潟県
Matsune 松根
Juo Toge Pass 十王峠
Oami 大網
Tamugimata 田麦俣
Yudonoyama 湯殿山
Oguki Toge Pass 大岫峠
Shizu 志津
Hondoji Temple 本道寺
Sagae 寒河江
山形Yamagata



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The ancient road Rokujuri-goe Kaido
Over 1200 years, this road has preserved traces of historical events
"Rokujuri-goe Kaido,"
an ancient road connecting the Shonai plain and the inland area is said to have opened about 1200 years ago. This road was the only road between Shonai and the inland area. It was a precipitous mountain road from Tsuruoka city to Yamagata city passing over Matsune, Juo-toge, Oami, Sainokami-toge, Tamugimata and Oguki-toge, then going through Shizu, Hondoji and Sagae. It is said to have existed already in ancient times but it is not clear when this road was opend.
The oldest theory says
that this road was opened as a governmental road connecting the Dewa kokufu government which was located in Fujishima town (now Tsuruoka city) and the county offices of the Mogami and Okitama areas. But there are many other theories as well.
In the Muromachi and Edo periods,
which were a time of prosperity for mountain worship, it became a lively road with pilgrims not only from the local area, but also from the Tohoku and Kanto areas heading to Mt. Yudono as "Oyama mairi" (mountain pilgrimage) custom was booming.
During the age of Provincial Wars, the Mogami clan and Shonai clan fought fierce battles with each other over their territories. The road was full of troops and battle flags in those days. On the other hand it was also a vital road for common people, they carried seafood and candles from Shonai, and safflower, cotton, beans and leaf tobacco from the inland area on their backs.
From the Meiji year 30 (around the 1900s),
this road was not used much as a new road was opened. But today this ancient road covered in moss is still rich with historic remains.
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六十里越（ろくじゅうりごえ）は、新潟県魚沼市と福島県南会津郡只見町との間にある峠。
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. Dewa Sanzan 出羽三山 Three mountains of Dewa .
The three sacred mountains of Dewa are
Mount Haguro, Mount Gassan and Mount Yudono.




. Dainichiboo 大日坊 - Dainichi-Bo . - Yudono San 湯殿山, Yamagata
Yudonosan-Daigongen


. Station 30 - Gassan and Yudonosan 月山　湯殿 .
Matsuo Basho, Oku no Hosomichi - 奥の細道


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