Culture Watarai Honten Sake Brewery Alena Eckelmann Watarai Honten Sake Brewery. Dewa no yuki-one of the best sake brews in Dewa Sanzan and the favorite of Japan's Prime Ministers
Culture Hiking Up to Yamadera Eric Thompson An enjoyable day trip to the historical mountain temple of Yamadera.
Culture Wara Craft Master Saito-san Alena Eckelmann Watching a wara (rice straw) craftsman produce sandals and boots like in the old days
Culture Yamadera Temple Yamadera is a temple complex on a mountain top northeast of the city of Yamagata in the prefecture of the same name. Its offi...