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Private Sea to Table Experiences in Yamagata

Catch your own fish or shop for some at a local market, then watch or work alongside as a professional Japanese chef prepares it.

A stroll through the charming historical city of Sakata, which prospered during the Edo period as a major port for safflower and rice.

Leave the car behind and explore the wide open plains of Yamagata Prefecture on a guided cycling tour.

A guided hike up the 2,446 stone steps of holy Mount Haguro, with a lunch of Dewa Sanzan shojin ryori mountain monk cuisine.

Experience life in rural Japan with an overnight farmstay experience in Yamagata.

Dine on Dewa Sanzan shojin ryori, sleep at a pilgrim’s lodge. Wake the next morning to harvest vegetables and learn to cook this cuisine.

Venture into the nature of Yamagata with yamabushi mountain monks along their ancient training paths on Mount Kinbo.

Forage for sansai (wild mountain vegetables, herbs, and mushrooms) in the pristine nature of Mount Gassan, Yamagata with a veteran guide.

Forage wild sansai vegetables on the slopes of Mount Haguro alongside yamabushi mountain monks, then use them to cook shojin ryori dishes.

Info on access to and lodging in Ginzan Onsen in winter, how to make reservations for the popular Twilight Bus tour, and more.