Yamagata Prefecture is located in the Tohoku region of Japan.
It takes about 2 hours and 30 minutes from Tokyo to Yamagata Station by Shinkansen bullet train.
There are many attractions such as hot springs, dining, nature and history!
The area around Yamagata Station has many lodging hotels, pubs, and restaurants.
If you want to know learn more about Yamagata, we recommend renting a car and touring around the area.
Incidentally, Yamagata Prefecture is a major rice-producing area, centering on the Shonai Plain, which has been famous for rice cultivation since the Heian Period.
Rice is also a must for sake lovers.
In this issue, I’m introducing the charms of Yamagata through our experience of traveling there.
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Yudono Shrine -湯殿神社-
This shrine is located deep in the mountains.
湯殿 called not Yuden but Yudono.
Yudono, a sacred site of Shugendo, is a 1500-meter-high, gently sloping ridge of mountain that runs along the southwestern flank of Mt.
The main hall of Yudono Shrine, which is considered the inner shrine of the three mountains of Dewa, is a rare shrine that we can visit, where photography is prohibited and visitors are strictly forbidden to walk on the ground.
Only those who go there can see and experience it.
This photo shows the main entrance.
From here it is about a 30-minute walk up the mountain to the main shrine.
The path is paved, but there is a slope, so those who are unsure are advised to take a bus.
You can take from parking area.(about 7 minute to main shrine)
I did walk.
I had really good experience but little tired.
If you walk to the site, you will be able to see beautiful waterfalls and experience nature.
Yudono Shrine
