Culture Basho Memorial Hall Museum Laura Welch five months traveling around Tohoku, spending a good amount of time in Yamagata
Food Chikeiken Farmers' Restaurant Alena Eckelmann Shonai is a fertile plain in Yamagata Prefecture that stretches out between
10 Activities Yumiharidaira Snowshoe Trekking Alena Eckelmann The nearest hot spring is Yanagawa Hot Spring but in winter it might be
Accommodation Fujiya Ginzan Ryokan Clifford Bernstein However, one look at a photo of the Fujiya Ryokan in Ginzan, Yamagata Prefecture
Area Zao Onsen Zao Onsen (Zao hotspring) is one of the oldest hot springs in the northeastern part of the Tohoku region, in Yamagata Prefecture. It is claimed that this onsen was discovered some 1,900 years..
Culture Mount Haguro Alena Eckelmann Sanzan, “the three sacred mountains of Dewa”, as this area in present-day Yamagata
Activities Gyokusen-ji Temple Justin Velgus Gyokusenji is a temple at the base of Dewa Sanzan (three sacred peaks) in Yamagata prefecture.