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
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
Culture Zenpoji Temple in Tsuruoka Rashaad Jorden If you're on your way to Yunohama Beach, or to the popular onsen nearby
Activities Kamo Aquarium in Tsuruoka Rashaad Jorden In a part of Tsuruoka renown for onsen and Yamagata Prefecture's most
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
Activities Mount Haguro’s Avenue of Centuries-old Cedar Trees Alena Eckelmann Mount Haguro is one of the Three Mountains of Dewa, or Dewa Sanzan, that are considered holy ground by the Japanese.
Culture Ishidan Marathon at Mount Haguro 2026 Late Oct But come mid-October, the lowest of the Dewa Sanzan mountains (“The Three... far from over—organizers then shoo the finishers into the nearby Dewa Sanzan