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.
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
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
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
Area Iide Iide Town is a small town in the southern part of Yamagata Prefecture. The town is surrounded by four mountain ranges: Zao Renbo, Azuma Renbo, Azahi Renbo and Iide Renbo. The 8,000 people or so..
13 Activities Sunflowers in Haguro Hannah Warren Bordered by the mountains of Dewa Sanzan, these rolling fields are brilliant
17 Activities Mount Haguro in Winter Alena Eckelmann While the two other Dewa Sanzan sacred mountains, Mount Gassan and Mount... These Shukubo are famed for their Dewa Sanzan Shojin Ryori, a vegan Buddhist