By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
May 11, 2021 at 07:00 JST
Zuishinmon gate is the entrance to the stone steps leading to the pilgrimage route to Mount Haguro. Visitors walk through a stunning forest lined with hundreds of towering cedar trees and climb 2,446 steps to reach the main shrine. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
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