Culture Kaikoji Temple Justin Velgus The Kaikoji Temple in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture houses two of the legendary living mummies. These former priests mummified ...
Culture Kuromori Children's Kabuki Justin Velgus Every February, the talented children of Kuromori perform a rare shrine kabuki show in the snow. The practice has continued m...
20 Culture Yamadera Colours in Autumn Amber Mezbourian Atmospheric in every season, Yamadera is perhaps at its most beautiful in early November when the leaves turn a variety of ri...
Culture Dewa Sanzan Sacred Mountain Alena Eckelmann Mountain worship, such as that performed in Yamagata's Dewa Sanzan, has a long tradition in Japan, a country that is 70% cove...
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 orde...
Culture Basho Memorial Hall Museum Laura Welch The temple at Yamadera isn't all there is to see - give your body a rest and let your mind learn about Japan's most famous ha...
Culture Seienkaku Residence Alena Eckelmann Sakata, a small town in the northwestern part of Honshu Island, has a rich merchant history that is revealed to the observant...
Culture Mount Haguro Alena Eckelmann Mount Haguro is considered sacred by followers of Japan’s Shinto religion and of Shugendo, an ancient Japanese tradition of m...
Culture Ishidan Marathon at Mount Haguro 2024 Rashaad Jorden The Ishidan Marathon is an event held in Haguro that takes runners to the summit of Mount Haguro.
Culture The Old Abumiya Residence Alena Eckelmann Sakata, a small town in the northwestern part of Honshu Island, has a rich merchant history. The "Band of 36", a group of pow...
