Today was Yudono-san' Jinja’s opening ceremony for 2026. I wasn’t able to attend, but I did have some photos from the event in years gone by for you:
Passing through the beech forest on the way to Yudono-san Jinja.
Yudono-san’s torii gates are always a sight to behold.
The road up to the main shrine has a few waterfalls.
The Yamanba or Yamauba of Yudono-san. An evil old hag who became a Yokai simply for being female and walking into the mountains (as far as I can recall).
Daily Yamabushi Posts for May 22 to 28, 2026
View from Honmyoji, home to Honmyokai Shonin, Yamagata’s earliest Sokushinbutsu (mummified Buddha)
