Japan Trip 2019 - Yamadera / Sendai (4K 60FPS)
21Chapter 5: Yamadera / Sendai
Our next destination takes us to the mountain temple of Yamadera. It is about an hour train ride from Sendai station on the Senzan train line. You get an amazing view of mountains on the way there. Once you exit the train station, the first thing you see in the horizon are a few temples way up top in the mountains. This is where we're headed to get a great view of the valley as well as discover the secrets of the temple itself!
There are many stairs on our way to the top, about 1000 of them! With a map of the area, we get a glimpse of all the places and landmarks we'll get to see. I missed a few spots for sure, but I tried to cover most of them! The first place we visit is Konponchudo Hall and is the temple's oldest building. The ascent to the top from there takes about 30 to 45 minutes. Along the way, you will find many inscriptions of an old poem composed by a poet called Basho, either on rocks or on wood. There are also "Hora" rocks and many stone lanterns and statues. It was one atmospheric hike I'll tell you that! At the top is Godaido Hall, where we get to see the magnificent view of the valley. You cannot go beyond the hall, and that is when we make our descent.
Back to Sendai, we visit Osakihachiman Shrine, which was a shrine of the Date clan. During my visit, Japanese lanterns were lit up and it seems like there was a festival happening earlier. The gate at the entrance was humongous! Finally, we go to the remains of Aoba Castle, which was destroyed during giant fires and the carpet bombing of 1945. A statue of late feudal lord Date Masamune shined in all its glory at night. I got a nice night view of the city from the top as well.
I really liked my trip to Yamadera and Sendai. It was a nice change of pace and the visit to the mountains was very good exercise! Now, it's time to head closer to Hokkaido: Aomori is next!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Music: Xenoblade 2 Original Soundtrack (2018) - Gormotti Forest - Manami Kiyota
All rights reserved to their respective owners.
All original content © 2019 Nicolas Distefano.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Join the Discord:
https://discord.gg/dRdwafX
Follow me at:
Site: https://www.nicolasdistefano.dev
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/KEURQUE
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/KEURQUE
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KEURQUE
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KEURQUE
Tumblr: https://KEURQUE.tumblr.com
Pinterest: https://pinterest.ca/KEURQUE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#Yamadera #Sendai #JapanTrip2019 #Japan #JapanTrip #KEURQUE