Accommodation Koyo Ryokan Hannah Warren Only a short distance from Yamagata City, Kaminoyama is a small onsen city... halt and we decided a bath was in order, so we headed to the hotel’s onsen
Area Mamurogawa Mamurogawa (真室川) is known as Ume no Sato (梅の里 lit. 'plum town'). A Plum Festival is held here every year during Golden Week (around April 29th to May 6th) at Mamurogawa Park. U..
13 Activities Yamagata in Winter Amber Mezbourian Snow festivals, winter sports and onsen are just some of the things available.
Food Chikeiken Farmers' Restaurant Alena Eckelmann that stretches out between the Sea of Japan and the slopes of the Dewa Sanzan... served konnyaju (konjac) jelly, imo mochi (dumpling made of potato) and ginan
Activities Mt. Haguro During the Winter Justin Velgus Dewa Sanzan is a combination of three sacred peaks in Yamagata Prefecture. The only peak accessible during the heavy winter snow is Mt. Haguro.
Accommodation Shukubo Temple Lodging at Mount Haguro Alena Eckelmann Stay at a temple overnight and try Shojin Ryori, a vegetarian cuisine eaten by Buddhist monks, at Dewa Sanzan in Yamagata Prefecture
Food Al Ché-cciano in Tsuruoka Alena Eckelmann Not only is there the Dewa Sanzan Shojin Ryori but also this unique Italian-style... Al-che-cciano in Tokyo, check out San-Dan-Delo, Okuda's Italian restaurant in Ginza
Culture Kurokawa Noh Alena Eckelmann Kurokawa, a small village near the mountains of Dewa Sanzan in Yamagata Prefecture, is preserving a 500-year-old tradition of Noh theater