Fall Foliage and Hiking in Yamagata: A Palette of Beauty
Tohoku’s mountains are ablaze with autumn color earlier than the Kansai or Kanto regions, giving hikers and “leaf peepers” a perfect jump on the season.
Yamadera Temple in Yamagata: Ascent to The Temple of Standing Stones
Officially called Risshakuji (temple of standing stones), the training ground for monks of the Tendai sect was founded here over eleven centuries ago.
Meet the famous poet Matsuo Basho in Yamadera
The official name of this temple is Hojusan Risshaku-ji temple, but it is most commonly called Yamadera, which means “mountain temple”.