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Kiwi Yamabushi in Japan Outdoors

Dancing in the Dawn Lilies: Mt. Shoga-dake and The Fuji of The North

Mountains of Dawn Lilies on…

Kiwi Yamabushi in Japan Outdoors

A mountain path surrounded by towering cedars that leads towards Yakushi Shrine on Mt. Kumanonagamine, one of the 100 Famous Mountains of Yamagata in Tohoku, north Japan.

Bananas and Cokes, Leaches and Pit Vipers: Mt. Kumanonagamine

How a group of elderly Japanese men…

Kiwi Yamabushi in Japan Outdoors

Sanze village near Mt. Fujikura surrounded by green mountains and the blue Sea of Japan can be seen through the trees in the distance through the trees of Mt. Fujikura

Sanze’s Little Helper: Fantastic Mt. Fujikura

Fun little peak in the tiny fishing village of Sanze…

Kiwi Yamabushi in Japan Outdoors

The sun sets over the Ninth Station of Mt. Gassan with Mt. Chokai poking its head through the cloud above the mountain hut

The Mountain of Death: Mt. Gassan of the Dewa Sanzan

The definitive guide to the most sacred peak in…

Kiwi Yamabushi in Japan Outdoors

Road in the foreground leads to a mountain shrouded in morning fog over the village of Sekigawa at the base of Mt. Maya in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture.

Mythical Beasts, Buddha’s Mother, and buried Yamabushi treasure? Welcome to Mt. Maya.

Kiwi Yamabushi in Japan Outdoors

Mount Taizo of northern Japan, one of the best spots to view the autumn leaves, covered in all manner of colours, featuring deep reds, yellows, and greens and Susuki grasses in the foreground with a bright blue autumn sky in the background.

The Epitome of Autumn Leaves in North Japan: Mount Taizo

Mount Taizo almost single-handedly confirms…

Kiwi Yamabushi in Japan Outdoors

Forests in the foreground and a snowy Mt. Chokai sticking out in the background as seen from Mt. Yonetaihei in the middle of winter

Homer Simpson’s Heaven in North Japan: The Donut-shaped Mt. Yonetaihei

Tiny donut-shaped peak in…

Kiwi Yamabushi in Japan Outdoors

Tiny peak that was home to a medieval castle along the banks of the mighty Mogami River.

The Medieval Castle and Mighty River of Yamuki-yama (Mt. Yamuki)

Tiny peak that was home to a…

Kiwi Yamabushi in Japan Outdoors

The view from Mt. Kitayama in Murayama City with Mt. Koshikidake and Mt. Okina in the background, and sakura in the foreground.

Panoramas and picnics under the Sakura: Mt. Kitayama

Former ski field turned into a Sakura-lover’s…

Kiwi Yamabushi in Japan Outdoors

Mt. Takadate: Small Peak Packs a lot of Punch

Takadate-yama is short in stature, but packs a lot of…