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HOW TO GET THERE
To do the pilgrimage in the following order (the "Dewa Sanzan" way):
Mt. Haguro/Gassan → Mt. Yudono → Shizu Onsen → Nishikawa
A. REACH TSURUOKA CITY
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​1) Via Yamagata City
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By bus (easiest option) - 1 hour 30 minutes
Take the highway bus bound for Tsuruoka City from Yamagata Ekimae Bus Stop No. 1.
No reservation required
By train - 3 hours
From Yamagata Station:
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Take the Yamagata shinkansen and transfer at Shinjo for the Rikuu East Line
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Transfer to the Uetsu Main Line at Amarume (bound for Tsuruoka/Niigata)
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Get off at Tsuruoka Station
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2) Via Niigata City
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By train (easiest option) - 1 hour 25 minutes
Take the Limited Express Inaho (Uetsu Main Line) bound for Sakata / Akita.
Get off at Tsuruoka Station.
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3) Via Akita
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By train (easiest option) - 3 hours
Take the Limited Express Inaho (Uetsu Main Line) bound for Niigata.
Get off at Tsuruoka Station.
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4) Via Sendai
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By bus (easiest option) - 3 hours
Reservation needed
Take the expressway bus bound for Tsuruoka from Sendai Bus Stop No. 40
Get off at S-MALL Bus Terminal.
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By train - 5 hours
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Take the Senzan Line to Yamagata Station
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Refer to Route 1) above
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5) By plane (via Tokyo)
Fly from Haneda Airport (HND) to Shonai Airport (SYO) - 1 hour
Take the shuttle bus to Tsuruoka Station - 20 min.
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To do the pilgrimage in the following order:
Nishikawa → Shizu Onsen → Mt. Yudono → Mt. Gassan/Haguro
B. REACH NISHIKAWA TOWN
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​1) Via Yamagata City
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By bus (easiest option) - 40 minutes
Take the highway bus bound for Tsuruoka City from Yamagata Ekimae Bus Stop No. 1.
Get off the bus at Nishikawa
No reservation required​
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2) Via Tsuruoka City
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By bus (easiest option) - 1 hour
Take the expressway bus bound for Yamagata city from Tsuruoka station or S-Mall Bus Terminal
Get off at Nishikawa
No reservation required​
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HOW TO INCLUDE IT IN A DEWA SANZAN TRIP
Visit Mt. Haguro & Mt. Gassan, go back to Tsuruoka City, and walk the Rokujurigoe Kaido fully (the "traditional way")
