Culture Tsuruoka's Historic Sites Arlene Bastion past, Tsuruoka being the platform for travel to the 1400 year old Dewa Sanzan... As I walked down the main street, Ginza-dori, the old shops still remain
Culture A Summer Day in Yamagata City Sandro Bernardinello The impressive Okama crater, Ginzan onsen town with its heavy snowfalls
Temples & Shrines Yamagata: Spiritualism and Nature Geoff Day While the northwestern area of Yamagata is famous primarily for the Dewa Sanzan... Dewa Sanzan The three mountains of Dewa are certainly the pinnacle where
Culture Things to Do in Tsuruoka City Tom Roseveare Dewa Sanzan The three sacred mountains of Dewa Sanzan attract visitors... Zenpoji Surrounded by the Dewa Sanzan area and located near Tsuruoka’s
Culture Sightseeing in Yonezawa Tom Roseveare edge of the Onogawa valley area, you'll find the Kinoene-daikokuten-honzan
Culture Blessing of the Yamabushi Featured men in Japan–a senior member of the mystical Yamabushi monks of Dewa Sanzan
Culture Dewa Sanzan Sacred Mountain Alena Eckelmann Mountain worship, such as that performed in Yamagata's Dewa Sanzan, has a long tradition in Japan, a country that is 70% covered by mountains and forests
Culture Yamabushi Walking on Dewa Sanzan Alena Eckelmann One of the main centers where Shugendo is practiced is the Dewa Sanzan... I went on a yamabushi expedition to Dewa Sanzan to find out more about
