Monday, October 10, 2011

Yamagata!

hey all,

We got to see a good amount of places, eat some delicious food, and didn't even get into any bad fights. Unfortunately, I'd beat. Check out the captions, because that's all I can write right now.
Pretty interesting building near Yamagata station.


The rebuilt remains of Ka(?) Castle.

The pond in front of our lodge for the first night.

A big Jizo a couple hours into our hike.



Me in front of the Okama, the volcanic crater lake of Mt. Zao.
The visible buildings of Yamadera (zoom in and look carefully)
The "Gate of Two Kings" near the top of Yamadera


Several shrines and temple buildings near the top.

The temple building that I saw on a poster at the train station, which made me want to come and visit Yamadera in the first place.

Me standing on a boulder next to Fujinohana Waterfall near Omoshiroyama Kougen.

Cheers,