From Yamagata City to Yamadera

Bus
5 buses are available daily except weekends and holidays.
It takes about 40 minutes from JR Yamagata station to Yamadera.
No reservation required.
Suica is useful to pay the fare.
Local train
Trains starts almost every 1 hour in the daytime.
It takes less than 20 minutes from JR Yamagata station to Yamadera.
From Yonezawa City to Onogawa Onsen
Bus
It takes less than 30 minutes from JR Yonezawa station to Onogawa Onsen.
Tsuruoka City to Mt.Haguro (Dewa Shrine)


Bus
It takes about 50 minutes from JR Tsuruoka station to Dewa shrine.
But if it’s fine, it is good to go up the stone pavement and stairway to the top of the mountain where the shrine is.
It takes about 1 hour to get to the top by walk.
To try the stairway, please get off the bus at Hagurozuishinmon.



From Tsuruoka City to Mt.Gassan

Bus
It takes about 2 hours from JR Tsuruoka station to Gassan 8th station(Gassan Hachigome) .
Operation days are very restricted, so please check the link bellow.
It takes about 3 hours to get to the top from Gassan 8th station by walk.
Climbing gears are necessary.