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Yudonosan Sohonji Temple Takisui-dera Dainichibo Temple

Rokujurikoshi Kaido, which passes through the foot of Mt. Yudono, is a road to visit the Dewa Sanzan.

The Rokujurigoe Kaido is a highway on the Ushu Kaido that leads from Yamagata to Tsuruoka, and is a road that leads to the "Sokujurigoe Kaido" that leads to the crossing of several mountain pass at the foot of Mt. Dewa.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.09.22

Oku no Hosomichi 5

[Serialization: Following the narrow path in the back of the mountain ⑤] Struggling with the narrow path through the mountain pass and the difficult checkpoints, we headed to Dewa Province

Matsuo Basho and Kawai Sora, who had a great purpose in visiting Hiraizumi Oshu all the way from Edo, were from Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, and...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.09.22

Oku no Hosomichi 3

[Serialization: Following the narrow path of the depths ③] After leaving Sendai, Basho and Sora arrive at Matsushima by boat from Shiogama.

Matsuo Basho and his disciple Kawai Sora, who left Fukagawa in Edo on March 27th, 1689 (New Calendar 16th May) were in Sendai on May 4th (New Calendar 6th June 20th...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.09.19

Oku no Hosomichi 2

[Serialization: Following the narrow path in the back part 2] After arriving in Miyagi Prefecture, Basho and Sora aim for Sendai, the capital of forests.

On May 3rd, 1689 (June 19th June), haiku poet Matsuo Basho (Matsuo Basho) and his disciple Kawai Sora left Iizaka Onsen, and was a difficult spot on the Ou Kaido Road...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.09.14

Oku no Hosomichi 1

[Serialization: Following the narrow path in the back part 1] The journey to Tohoku begins with “crossing the Shirakawa barrier”...

In the Edo period, when there were no planes, bullet trains, or cars, travel was commonplace, and it was a life-threatening experience with great difficulty. (Bashō) Just walking around Tohoku during that era...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.09.11

[Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture] A mysterious forest with a 1,000-year history and the belief in Hachiman to ward off evil | Kaminuma Hachiman Shrine

Ueno Hachiman Shrine, located in Tome City, in the northern part of Miyagi Prefecture, is a venerable shrine with a tranquility and a history of thousand years. The tranquil and mysterious precincts are truly a place worthy of being called a power spot...

FitzroyFitzroy2023.09.07

[Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture] Tsuruoka's food culture has been passed down for hundreds of years

Tsuruoka City has been a long-standing experience of local cuisine that makes use of seasonal ingredients, including mountain produce such as wild vegetables and mushrooms, the bounty of the villages such as rice, edamame, turnips, and bamboo shoots, and seafood such as cod and flounder...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.08.29

Jionji temple gate

[Sagae City, Yamagata Prefecture] Famous for Taiga dramas? What is “Mr. Oe” and Sagae City? Nagosha...

Sagae City is said to have ruled and developed by Oe, one of the important figures in the historical drama "Kamakura no 13 people." We would like to introduce you to the Nagoya temple "Jionji" located in Sagae City. Plus, hang out...

ikokeikoke2023.08.21

Zuiganji Temple (entrance)

Zuiganji Temple, a temple revived by Date Masamune, located in Matsushima, Japan's three-scenestors of Japan [Miyagi Prefecture]

Zuiganji is a Rinzai sect temple located in Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi Prefecture, and its official name, including the mountain name, is Shoto Seiryuzan Zuigan Enpuku Zenji. "day...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.08.14

[Chokaisan and Tobishima Geopark: Yusa and Sakata Edition] Shonai Hirano is moist with the blessings of Mt. Chokaisan

Mt. Chokai is a rare mountain with two peaks (East Chokaisan Shinzan and Nishichokaisan Nabemori) that continue from 0m above the Sea of ​​Japan to the summit at 2,236m. The beauty of that appearance...

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