Mountains Famous for Waterfalls in Yamagata Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture has the most waterfalls above 5 m in length of any prefecture in Japan. Naturally there are many mountains that boast beautiful waterfalls!
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Tohoku’s Matterhorn: IWAIGAME-YAMA
1417m (4648 ft.)
HIGASHIDAI-TEN (Mt. Higashidaiten)
1928m (6325 ft.)
Zao-san and Why We Climb Mountains (Mt. Zao)
1841m (6040 ft.) (Kumano-dake)
The Shugendo Peak of OKITAMA TENGU-SAN
612m (2007 ft.)
Why This Tiny Mountain MUST be on Your Japan Itinerary: Haguro-san
414m (1358 ft.)
Kurosawa Akira, Abe Shinzo, The Kami of War, and a flock of geese?
1026m (3366 ft.)
KASHIWAGI-YAMA (Mt. Kashiwagi)
58m (190. ft.)
KOSHIKI-DAKE (Mt. Koshikidake)
1016m (3333 ft.)
Gassan, the Dewa Sanzan’s “Mountain of Death” (Mt. Gassan)
1984m (6509 ft.)
The Dewa Sanzan’s Mountain of Rebirth: Yudono-san (Mt. Yudono)
1505m (4921. ft.)
Mythical Beasts, Buddha’s Mother, and buried Yamabushi treasure? Welcome to Maya-san (Mt. Maya).
1019m (3343 ft.)
Bananas and Cokes, Leaches and Pit Vipers
430 m (1411 ft.)
TARUISHI-YAMA (Mt. Taruishi)
1155m (3789 ft.)
Exploring The Yamabushi Trails of Kinbo-zan (Mt. Kinbo)