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Shrine In Yamagata Prefecture

1.Dewa Shrine  ・Shinto
Mount Haguro (羽黒山, Haguro-san) is one of the Three Mountains of Dewa in the city of Tsuruoka, the ancient province of Dewa (a domain consisting of modern-day Yamagata Prefecture and Akita Prefecture), Japan. It is a large shrine complex with a major Shinto shrine[1][2] associated with Shugendo. As the lowest of the three mountains, standing at 414 m (1,358 ft), it is the only one that is accessible throughout the year.[3][4][5] By contrast Gassan Shrine and Yudonosan Shrine, which are closed during winter due to heavy snowfall. Because of this it is considered the main shrine.[3][4][5]
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Deity:  Ukanomitama  
2.Gassan Shrine  ・Shinto
Gassan Shrine (月山神社, Gassan jinja) is a Shinto shrine on Mount Gassan in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. It was formerly a national shrine of the first rank (国幣大社, kokuhei taisha) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines. The main kami enshrined here is Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (月読命), the Shinto moon god. It was established in 593.
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Deity:  Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto  
3.Yonezawa Castle  ・Shinto
Yonezawa Castle (米沢城, Yonezawa-jō) is a flatland-style Japanese castle located in the center of the city of Yonezawa, southern Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Yonezawa Castle was home to the Uesugi clan, daimyō of Yonezawa Domain.
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Deity:  Uesugi Kenshin  
Type:  flatland-style Japanese castle  
4.Kinpō Shrine  ・Shinto
Kinbō Shrine (金峯神社, Kinbō Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. A former prefectural shrine under the Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines, the entire summit of Mount Kinbō behind the shrine is regarded as its honden. The mountain is designated as a National Place of Scenic Beauty.[1] The shrine's main festival is held annually on June 15.
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Deity:  Sukunabikona, Ōkuninushi, Kotoshironushi, Emperor Ankan  
Festival:  June 15  
Established:  early-Heian period  
5.Yudonosan Shrine  ・Shinto
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. 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.
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6.Torigoe Hachiman Shrine  ・
Torigoe Hachiman Shrine (鳥越八幡神社, Torigoe Hachiman jinja, also called 鳥越八幡宮, Torigoe Hachimangū) is a Shinto shrine located in Shinjō, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. It is a Hachiman shrine, dedicated to the kami Hachiman. The shrine was founded in 1229, and its annual festival is on August 15.
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7.Kumano Shrine (Yamagata)  ・Shinto
Kumano Shrine (熊野神社, Kumano-jinja) is a historic Shinto shrine in the Miyauchi neighborhood of the city of Nan'yō, Yamagata, in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. It is commonly referred to as the "Kumano Taisha", although the shrine does not officially have a "Taisha" designation. The shrine is one of the three main centers of the Kumano cult within Shinto.
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Festival:  July 25  
Type:  Kumano shrine  
Established:  c.806 AD  
8.Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine  ・Shinto
Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine (Japanese: 鳥海山大物忌神社), also known as Chokaisan Ōmonoimi-jinja, is a Shinto shrine on Mount Chokai in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.[1][2][3][4] The shrine has three parts on different parts of the mountain: Fukura-kuchinomiya and Warabioka-kuchinomiya at the foot of the mountain and easier to access for visitors, and the main shrine – known as Sanchō-Gohonsha – on the mountain's summit.[5][6] The Shrine is a national historic site.[5]
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Deity:  Toyoukebime, Ukanomitama