Festivals Kurokawa Noh Alena Eckelmann Kurokawa, a small village in the mountains near Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture
Historical Exploring Yamagata the Basho Way Alena Eckelmann Mountains of Dewa before he continued his journey to the castle town of Tsuruoka
Culture Yamabushi Walking on Dewa Sanzan Alena Eckelmann Anticipation built up as the local bus from Tsuruoka, an old castle town