One of the most instagram worthy shots in Yamagata, Yamadera is a nice stroll up a hill in a shrine.
Budget: JPY2,410 (~USD23)
- JPY2,410, Train to/from Yamadera Station, One day's worth allocated with Seishun 18 ticket.
Visit Date- January 1, 2018
- I did this trip as a Sendai - Yamagata winter holiday vacay using the Seishun 18 ticket, though I plan to re-do this with the bullet train passes (itinerary)
When to GoWinter! So latter December to latter February.
Special Notes- Temple website.
- During winter, the temple closes at 4pm, and they only let people in until 4:30pm.
ItineraryIn this case, I was already staying in a hostel in Yamagata.- 09:13am. Arrived at Yamadera Station, and started following my google maps to the temple. I had to stop a lot to take pictures though.
- 09:20am. Arrived at the temple, and immediately started the ascent up the stairs. There were some icy sections, so attention was needed. I think at the entrance there is a rental of rain boots (?), but I didn't understand it back then. In hindsight, maybe they even rented out some spikes to help with the snow "hike".
- 09:36am. Arrived at the gate.
- 09:42am. Arrived at the iconic temple overlooking the mountains. This was a huge compound of temples, with its own post box. I explore the other temples (all closed) and basically just walked around.
- 10:11am. Started heading down, taking the same stairs that I took going up.
- 10:33am. Down at the entrance. Walked around the area.
- 10:40am. Back at the station.
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Yamadera Station. |
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Even with just crossing the bridge, this Filipina was utterly transfixed. |
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I finally got into Yamadera. |
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A little bit past the entrance. |
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And so the "hike" begins. |
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Almost there! |
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There she is! |
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Looking down a the compound of shrines. |
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Pretty much well maintained path. |
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The iconic shot. |
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With some icicles hanging on the rock right next to the path. |
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Another angle. |
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Icy! |
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With its own post box. |
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Heading down. |
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Exploring the area at the entrance. |
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I was utterly enjoying the snow. |
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Winter! |
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On my way back to the station. |
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