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Yamadera
Yamadera (Risshaku-ji Temple)
A mountain temple with over 1,000 stone steps leading to panoramic views, Yamadera inspired Matsu...
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Ginzan Onsen
Gaslit Hot Spring Village
A hot spring town of wooden ryokan from the 1910s and 20s, facing each other across the river gor...
Tendo Onsen
A Charming Onsen Town Famous as Japan's Shogi Capital
A relaxing hot spring town known as the production center of over 90% of Japan's shogi pieces. Th...
Mogami River Boat Ride
A Scenic River Cruise Through a Forested Gorge
A relaxing hour-long boat ride down the Mogami River through a scenic gorge, accompanied by the b...
Zao Onsen
Snow Monsters and Crater Lake Hot Springs
A mountain hot spring town famous for spectacular snow monster formations in winter and the emera...
Dewa Sanzan
Dewa Sanzan (Three Sacred Mountains)
The three sacred mountains of Dewa -- Haguro, Gassan, and Yudono -- have been a center for yamabu...
Gassan
A Sacred Mountain with Summer Skiing and Alpine Meadows
One of the three sacred Dewa mountains, Gassan is unusual for offering summer skiing from April t...
Michi-no-Eki Sagae Cherry Land
Cherry everything on the Route 112 riverbank
A big riverside station in Sagae, the heart of Yamagata's cherry country, on the Route 112 road t...
Michi-no-Eki Chokai
Grilled flounder and Sea of Japan fish below Mt Chokai
A Route 7 stop in Yuza, at the foot of Mt Chokai, best known for its fish counter. Buy a grilled ...
Mount Chokai
Dewa Fuji: 2,236 m From a 1,150 m Trailhead, With Snow Into July
A 2,236 m active volcano on the Akita and Yamagata border, about 16 km from the Sea of Japan and ...
Michi-no-Eki Yonezawa
Yonezawa beef at the edge of the expressway
A large station opened in 2018 about 200 meters from Yonezawa-Chuo IC on the Tohoku-Chuo Expressw...