Saikan

**Saikan** (斎館)
Saikan (斎館)
	A twisting hallway in Saikan.
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Location
	Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates	38°42′12″N 139°58′48″E / 38.703364°N 139.979944°E
	Glossary of Shinto

Saikan (斎館, Saikan), which was previously known as Kezō-in, is a large temple lodging located on the top of Mount Haguro (Haguro-san), one of the Three Mountains of Dewa (Dewa Sanzan) in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

There is a long passageway that climbs up the mountain and connects directly to the main temple of the complex. Visitors can enjoy elaborate Gohonbo Bassho-zen meals there. Traditionally, people would climb up 2,466 stone steps on the side of the mountain to reach the temple, but it is now accessible by car or bus as well.

References

↑ 日本の美術 (in Japanese). 至文堂. 2005. p. 84.
↑ Earhart, H. Byron (1968). "The Celebration of "Haru-Yama" (Spring Mountain): An Example of Folk Religious Practices in Contemporary Japan". Asian Folklore Studies. 27 (1): 1–24. doi:10.2307/1177798. ISSN 0385-2342. JSTOR 1177798.
↑ 岩鼻通明 (1992). 出羽三山信仰の歴史地理学的研究 (in Japanese). 名著出版. p. 3. ISBN 978-4-626-01430-6.

Other websites

Dewa_Sanzan travel guide from Wikivoyage

[:1-1] 日本の美術 (in Japanese). 至文堂. 2005. p. 84.

[:2-2] Earhart, H. Byron (1968). "The Celebration of "Haru-Yama" (Spring Mountain): An Example of Folk Religious Practices in Contemporary Japan". Asian Folklore Studies. 27 (1): 1–24. doi:10.2307/1177798. ISSN 0385-2342. JSTOR 1177798.

[:0-3] 岩鼻通明 (1992). 出羽三山信仰の歴史地理学的研究 (in Japanese). 名著出版. p. 3. ISBN 978-4-626-01430-6.