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Mokuzo-yama lies under a blue sky with rice fields in the foreground. This is where the ancestors of Shinzo Abe and Kurosawa Akira fought against the Minamoto Clan in the Former Nine Years’ War.

Kurosawa Akira, Abe Shinzo, The Kami of War, and a flock of geese?

What do these have to do with each…

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A massive weeping cherry blossom tree over some red shrine gates and stone lanterns on Shiro-yama, the remains of Hasedo Castle where Japan’s 300 took place.

THIS. IS. YAMAGARTA: Japan’s 300 Moment.

How this tiny peak turned feudal Japan’s biggest battle on…

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A triangular peak covered in green lies in the background with massive sakura trees providing a beautiful canopy

Togami-yama and The Castle of Mist

And its role in north Japan’s fiercest war

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A man with a green bag cover enters a dark cedar forest completely enveloped in snow on Shirotaro-yama, Oguni-machi, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

How NOT to climb a mountain in winter

And the most important rule when it comes to climbing ANY…

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100 Famous Mountains of Yamagata Peaks

Mountains of Yamagata I have climbed so far

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A tower sticks out of the deep green forests at the summit of Daizumori-yama with Mt. Gassan in the background.

The Heavenly Hideaway of Daizumori-yama

The best effort / reward ratio in Yamagata. Bar none.

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Tim Bunting AKA Kiwi Yamabushi walks amongst the lush forests of Tengu-yama, the mountain of Tengu in Nishikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture.

Close Encounters of the Tengu Kind

Strange encounters on Murayama Tengu-yama in Nishikawa Town

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Chokai-san (Mt. Chokai) stands tall in the blue sky above the golden rice fields of Sakata City.

The Mt. Fuji of North Japan: Chokai-san (Mt. Chokai)

Dewa Fuji, The Fuji of The North, Chokai-san, Mt…

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Hakuban Jinja (shrine) near the summit of Murayama Ha-yama stands atop a yellow and green hill with white sky in the background with autumn leaves in the foreground.

The Extinct Volcano and Sacred Site of Murayama Ha-yama

Former Dewa Sanzan peak in inland Yamagata…

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The Mogami River and Route 13 seen from Sabane-yama.

Hiking Japan’s Forgotten Highway: Sabane-yama and Ushu-Kaido

The odd connection between Osaka castle…

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