Hiking Yamagata: Practical Guides to the 100 Famous Mountains
From multi-day alpine expeditions to leisurely nature strolls, the mountains of Yamagata offer diverse trails for every skill level. This authoritative collection provides detailed hiking guides for each of the 100 Famous Mountains, serving as a primary resource for safe and immersive access to some of Japan’s premier trekking destinations.
-
The Legend of Princess Akoya
Long long ago, at the foot of Chitose-yama, lived a beautiful princess, Princess Akoya. Princess Akoya wasn’t your average princess.…
-
The Ide Renpo’s KITAMATA-DAKE
Kitamata-dake is a mountain sitting almost in the centre of the Ide Renpo. The contrast of Kitamata-dake’s graceful western face…
-
Bananas and Cokes, Leaches and Pit Vipers
Today these old dudes saved our arses. I want my 100 Famous Mountains of Yamagata blog to be a guide of what to do…
-
Exploring The Yamabushi Trails of Kinbo-zan (Mt. Kinbo)
Ever since En no Gyoja (En the Ascetic) enshrined Zao gongen there in 671, Kinbo-zan has been a popular destination…
-
KUROBUSHI-YAMA (Mt. Kurobushi)
The main characteristic of Kurobushi-yama is its southern face. Directly beneath the summit, there is an almost vertical drop of…
-
Dancing in the Day Lilies: Shoga-dake
Mountains of Day Lilies Love mountains and mountains of flowers? Shoga-dake is for you. As one of the peaks located on…
-
Saw Mountain: GANDO-SAN (Mt. Gando)
Gando is another term for saw, and the steep nature of the cliffs of Gando-san gave the mountain its name.…
-
NISHIAZUMA-YAMA
Nishiazuma-yama is the tallest peak along the Azuma Renpo straddling Yamagata and Fukushima Prefectures. It is also one of the…
-
ODO-MORI (Mt. Odomori)
Odo-mori is an impressive mountain in the shape of a pyramid. The mountain is famous for Iwauchiwa grass Shortia uniflora,…
-
HACHIMORI-YAMA (Mt. Hachimori)
Located along the border of Shinjo City and Mogami Town to the south west of Kamuro-san, Hachimori-yama is the Okunoin…
100 Famous Mountains of Yamagata Project
These hiking guides are part of the 100 Famous Mountains of Yamagata project. Get updates with The Kiwi Yamabushi Newsletter.