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.
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
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
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
Food Al Ché-cciano in Tsuruoka Alena Eckelmann Not only is there the Dewa Sanzan Shojin Ryori but also this unique Italian-style... Al-che-cciano in Tokyo, check out San-Dan-Delo, Okuda's Italian restaurant in Ginza
Culture The Mummy of Dainichibo Temple Alena Eckelmann The Dewa Sanzan area is a mystical land of mountain ascentics and of "living Buddhas"- monks who mummified themselves in order to achieve enlightenment