Mount Yudono

Mount Yudono (湯殿山, Yudono-san) is one of the Three Mountains of Dewa in the ancient province of Dewa (modern-day Yamagata Prefecture). The Yudonosan Shrine, the most holy of the Dewa Sanzan shrines, is located on the mountain.^[1][2]

Mount Yudono
湯殿山
A torii gate on Mount Yudono
Highest point
Elevation	1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Listing	Three Mountains of Dewa
Coordinates	38.530833°N 139.984722°E / 38.530833; 139.984722
Naming
Language of name	Japanese
Geography
Mount Yudono Yamagata, Tōhoku, Japan
Climbing
Easiest route	Hiking

Pilgrims have to enter the shrine itself barefoot, and photography is not allowed. Due to heavy winter snowfall, the mountain and shrine are inaccessible for long periods of the year.