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| Articles about Yamadera |
| Precipitous Temple, Yamadera | | 2007-01-08 07:44:00 | | During Oshogatsu, I went to Yamadera(山寺) for the first time. Yamadera is in Yamagata city, Yamagata prefecture. It is famous for hard climbing till you reach the top of Yamadera. However, the view especially from Godaido(五大堂) is magnificent to look down the town there. Some more photos from flickr.Yamadera was founded in 860 by a Tendai priest for Buddhist monks engaged in ascetic practices. Therefore, Yamadera was located in steep place and it is hard to reach the top. It is said that there are about 1000 steps totally in Yamadera. Each step is one worldly passion, so once you go up the one stair, your worldly passion will be vanished.Before going up 1000 steps, I had a meal near Yamadera station. Since Yamagata is famous for Soba, there are many Soba dishes there. I chose Shoujin(精進) set which is vegetarian diet to pretend one priest.Yamadera walk starts with Konponchudo(根本中堂) which is national important culture property, and the oldest Japanese beech wooden str... | | By: Discover Japan! | | |
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