Visitor Attractions in Yamagata Prefecture - Bandai-Asahi National Park, Pioneer Red Wings, ?U Mountains, Mount Za?, Za? Onsen (Paperback)

Chapters: Bandai-Asahi National Park, Pioneer Red Wings, ?u Mountains, Mount Za?, Za? Onsen. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bandai-Asahi National Park - The Dewasanzan-Asahi Region is the most northern unit of the park. The northern portion of the Region consists of mountains called Dewasanzan. The southern section of the region resides on the Asahi Range. National Route 112 separates these two mountain areas. The Three Mountains of Dewa refer to Mount Gassan, Mount Haguro, and Mount Yudono, which resides roughly at the center of Yamagata Prefecture. The name Dewa refers to the name of the old province, current Yamagata and Akita Prefecture. The mountain range is a natural divider between the two major flat areas present in the prefecture: the Shonai Region to the west and the Yamagata Basin to the east. The mountains have been deemed as a holy area to the religion of Shugend and attracted many visitors for pilgrimage to the shrines located on their peaks and Japanese mountain ascetic hermits who practice the strict doctrine. Although the location attracts a considerable number of visitors, most of them are tourists who do not practice the Shugend teachings. Mount Gassan is a shield volcano, a rare geological formation in Japan, and rises to the height of 1984 m. The area contains marshes and subalpine forests with many plants that grown in alpine meadows, including usagi-giku (arnica unalascensis), and rare animals such as ermine and alpine accentor. The renowned hike poet Matsuo Bash made a hike at this site during his journey Oku no Hosomichi in 1689: The location also attracts many skiers in winter and some who want to enjoy the sport till mid-July. The Asahi Range is located on the border between Nigata Prefecture and Yamagata Prefectur...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=4614053