Saikan

Saikan is a sprawling temple lodging atop Mt. Haguro, part of the Three Mountains of Dewa in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. It was previously known as.

Layout

Saikan connects directly to the main temple of the complex through a long passageway that climbs further up the mountain.

Accommodation

Elaborate Gohonbo Bassho-zen meals are served to visitors.

Access

Traditionally, the lodgings are reached by climbing up 2,466 stone steps up the side of the mountain, but it can also be reached by car or bus.