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山形県山形市大字山寺4456
Yamadera, Japan
023-695-2816
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Mountain Temple
Yamadera is one of the most popular tourist locations in Yamagata Prefecture and is a 'Must see' in the Tohoku region. It has a long and much celebrated past to interest the historian, some breathtaking views to please the aesthete and easy access to suit the traveller. In ancient Japan it was believed that huge rock faces such as those at Yamadera, represented the boundary between this world and the next. It is said that the Buddhist Priest Jikaku Daishi Ennin began cutting away at the rocks in 860ad to build the Konponchudo - the main temple building of Yamadera. This building - reconstructed in 1356, houses an 800 year old wooden Buddhist image and the 'Flame of belief' which has been burning constantly at Yamadera for over 1000 years.
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Jul 14, 2008
onsen, eat trout, climb the mountain, eat the kamameshe, drink sake, sleep on the train back to Tokyo
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May 24, 2010
A great place throughout the year. Especially nice during fall and winter. Highly recommendable.
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amazing view of the country side
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