An Illustrated Japan / Tohoku / Yamagata

Famous Views

The sights a prefecture is known for — the ones on the postcards, and a few that should be.

Ginzan Onsen

銀山温泉

Yamadera

山寺（宝珠山立石寺）

Zao Snow Monsters

蔵王の樹氷

Hagurosan Gojun-to

羽黒山五重塔

Shirakawa-ko Submerged Forest

白川湖の水没林

Maruike-sama

丸池様

Mogami River Gorge

最上川峡

Totoro no Ki (Kosugi no Osugi)

トトロの木（小杉の大杉）

Gyokusen-no-taki

玉簾の滝

Mount Chokai (Horitate Observatory)

鳥海山（鋒立展望台）

Townscape & Scenery

Streets, harbours, hillsides: the places that give a prefecture its face.

Ginzan Onsen

銀山温泉 (Ginzan Onsen)

Zao Snow Monsters

蔵王の樹氷 (Zao Snow Monsters)

Yamadera (Risshaku-ji Temple)

山寺 / 立石寺 (Yamadera / Risshaku-ji Temple)

Five-Story Pagoda of Mount Haguro

羽黒山五重塔 (Haguro-san Five-Story Pagoda)

Mogami River Boat Ride

最上川の舟下り (Mogami River Boat Ride)

Okama Crater (Mount Zao)

御釜 (Okama Crater)

Kamo Aquarium

加茂水族館 (Kamo Aquarium)

Uesugi Shrine

上杉神社 (Uesugi Shrine)

Shonai Film Village / Studio Sedic

庄内映画村 / スタジオセディック (Shonai Movie Village)

Yamagata Castle Ruins / Kajo Park

山形城跡 / 霞城公園 (Yamagata Castle Ruins / Kajo Park)

Culture & Tradition

Crafts, festivals, temples and the traditions still practised today.

Dewa Sanzan (Three Mountains of Dewa)

出羽三山 (Dewa Sanzan)

Yamagata Hanagasa Festival

山形花笠まつり (Yamagata Hanagasa Festival)

Yamagata Ironware

山形鋳物 (Yamagata Cast Iron)

Tendo Shogi Pieces

将棋駒 (Shogi Pieces)

Sokushinbutsu (self-mummified monks)

即身仏 (Sokushinbutsu)

Mai-Musume (Maiko) Dance Culture

舞娘文化 (Maiko Culture)

Yamabushi Experience

山伏体験 (Yamabushi Experience)

Blades & Blacksmithing

刃物・打刃物 (Blacksmithing)

Silk Weaving (Tsuruoka)

絹織物 (Silk Weaving)

Shojin Ryori (Buddhist Temple Cuisine)

精進料理 (Shojin Ryori)

Life & Daily

Food, bathhouses, morning routines — what an ordinary day tastes like.

Imoni-kai (Imoni Party)

芋煮会 (Imoni-kai)

Cherry Picking

さくらんぼ狩り (Cherry Picking)

Chilled Ramen

冷たいラーメン (Chilled Ramen)

Yonezawa Beef

米沢牛 (Yonezawa Beef)

Yukata Strolls in Onsen Towns

温泉街での浴衣歩き (Yukata Stroll in Onsen Towns)

Dashi (Yamagata vegetable relish)

だし (Dashi)

Ita Soba

板そば (Ita Soba)

Tama Konnyaku (round konjac skewers)

玉こんにゃく (Tama Konnyaku)

Dondonyaki

どんどん焼き (Dondonyaki)

Hippari Udon

ひっぱりうどん (Hippari Udon)