Beauty & Spa Yunohama Beach in Tsuruoka Rashaad Jorden Yunohama is actually most famous for its onsen, as numerous signs in the... Tsuruoka city center direct motorists to the popular onsen resort.
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.
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.
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
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
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
Culture Watarai Honten Sake Brewery Alena Eckelmann Dewa no yuki-one of the best sake brews in Dewa Sanzan and the favorite of Japan's Prime Ministers