Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Yamagata

Yamagata-ken 「山形県」
3hours away from Tochigi, or to be exact, Nishi-Nasuno station. Hoped on the JR train, trying hard to save some money without taking the shikansen ride. As Yamagata is concerned, it's really YAMA-ness and yes, colder.

A visit to my Filipino sister, Gladys. We managed to coupe up with a few places without much yen flowing out of our pockets! Horraaaay for nature! XD First stop, Omoshiroyamakogen 「面白山高原」 Filled with autumn leaves impatiently changing colors, the freshing-waterfall is a not missed! We trotted around in our fake-crocs, around the edges. Praying that we'd never fall into the freezing water. Some adventure, I've gotta admit!





back with more after this short break!
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That was for the morning and in the noon, we headed to Yamadera 「山寺」 - a very high-stamina-challenging mountain of temples, all the way up. Although we'd be huffing and puffing at the peak, the sight is just worth the climb!




These ¥100 konnyaku balls are rubbery-yummy for the autumn. Prolly throwing them on the road would send it bouncing up Yamadera!


Edamame/snowpeas ice cream at ¥300! Oishii dayo! <3>

view from the peak of Yamadera



............. yamagata [part 2] THE END .............

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