Here on the Dewa Sanzan, today many Yamabushi choose to work as innkeepers at local Shukubo, the historic mountain lodges that served as places of rest and meeting for Yamabushi along their religious pilgrimages into the mountains. While in their heyday the Shukubo numbered well over 300 in the mountain town of Touge at the foot of Mount Haguro, today that number has dwindled down to about 29 that are still used to accommodate Yamabushi as well as travelers looking to enrich their stays here on the Dewa Sanzan and deepen their understanding of the Yamabushi.