Yamagata Hidden Gems
El templo Yamadera (Risshakuji), inmortalizado por el poeta Basho, se alcanza tras subir 1 015 escalones de piedra hasta un acantilado. Los «monstruos de nieve» de Zao son esculturas naturales de hielo en invierno, Ginzan Onsen recrea el Japón de la era Taisho, y las cerezas sato-nishiki son las mejores del país.
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Templos de montaña, huertos de cerezas y una de las mayores concentraciones de aguas termales de Japón, rodeados por los picos sagrados de Dewa Sanzan.
Clima y mejor temporada
Veranos calurosos y húmedos en la cuenca (con récords históricos de calor) y nieve profunda en las montañas. Cerezas en junio, monstruos de nieve en febrero.
Gastronomía típica
- Cerezas
- Carne de Yonezawa
- Imoni (estofado de taro)
- Ramen frío
Lugares emblemáticos
- Yamadera (Risshaku-ji)
- Peregrinación de Dewa Sanzan
- Ginzan Onsen
- Monstruos de nieve de Zao
Gassan Ski Resort
Mt. Gassan (月山, Moon Mountain, 1,984m) is one of the three sacred mountains of Dewa Sanzan and Japan's only ski resort w…
Yamagata Hina Dolls
The Hina Matsuri (雛祭り, Girls' Day or Doll Festival) on March 3rd is celebrated throughout Japan, but Yamagata takes spec…
Bunshokan
The Bunshokan (文翔館) is a Western-style brick building constructed in 1916 to serve as the Yamagata Prefectural Office an…
La France Pears
La France pears (ラ・フランス) are a French pear variety that thrives in Yamagata's climate, producing fruit with exceptional…
Atsumi Onsen
Atsumi Onsen is a small hot spring village along the Atsumi River (a tributary of the Mogami River) about 40 minutes fro…
Kumano Taisha Shrine
Kumano Taisha is a Shinto shrine founded over 1,200 years ago, famous for its massive thatched roof (茅葺屋根, kayabuki-yane…
Yonezawa Beef
Yonezawa beef is one of Japan's three most prestigious wagyu brands (alongside Kobe and Matsusaka), produced from Japane…
Ginzan Onsen
Ginzan Onsen is 300 meters of Taisho-period (1912-1926) wooden ryokan squeezed into a mountain valley, three and four st…
Kajo Park
Kajo Park occupies the site of Yamagata Castle, once one of the largest feudal castles in the Tohoku region. Built in th…
Yamagata Imoni
Imoni (芋煮) is Yamagata's signature autumn comfort food — a hot pot stew made with taro root (satoimo), beef, konjac, gre…
Dewa Sanzan
Dewa Sanzan (出羽三山, 'Three Mountains of Dewa') comprises Mt. Haguro, Mt. Gassan, and Mt. Yudono — three sacred peaks that…
Sakata Somaro
Somaro (相馬樓) is a beautifully preserved Edo-period geisha house in the port city of Sakata, converted into a cultural mu…
Tendo Shogi Pieces
Tendo City produces over 90% of Japan's shogi pieces (将棋, Japanese chess), a craft tradition dating to the Edo period wh…
Zao Onsen
Zao Onsen is a high-altitude hot spring village at 880 meters elevation on the slopes of Mt. Zao, one of Japan's oldest…
Zao Snow Monsters (Juhyo)
At 1,600 meters on Mt. Zao, Siberian wind hits moisture from the Sea of Japan and does something strange to the Maries f…
Yamagata Cherries
Yamagata Prefecture produces 70% of Japan's cherry crop, earning its designation as the nation's cherry capital. The sig…
Yamagata Beef
Yamagata beef is one of Japan's elite wagyu brands, produced from Japanese Black cattle raised in Yamagata's clean mount…
Mt. Haguro Five-Story Pagoda
The Mt. Haguro Five-Story Pagoda is a 29-meter tall wooden pagoda standing in a primeval cedar forest, considered one of…
Yamadera (Risshakuji Temple)
Yamadera hangs on a volcanic cliff north of Yamagata City, its halls and pagodas built directly into the rock face 417 m…
Mogami River Boat Ride
The Mogami River is one of Japan's three most rapid rivers, flowing 224km from the mountains of southern Yamagata to the…