Mountains, Mummies, and Modern Art: Ascetic Practice in Yamagata Prefecture

The five-story pagoda of Mount Haguro.

Shrines at the base of Mount Haguro.

The main hall of Dainichibō.

The temple’s medieval statue of Fudō Myōō.

Shinnyokai-shōnin, the sokushinbutsu of Dainichibō.

Chūrenji (left) and one of the ceiling murals from the temple’s interior (right).

Yamagata castle and statue of former lord Mogami Yoshiaki.

The grounds of Yamagata Bunshōkan are scattered with interactive exhibits.

An exhibition of work by Arai Ryōji at Yamagata Bunshōkan.

Mise Natsunosuke’s exhibition Tōhoku-ga wa kanō ka (“Is Tohoku-style painting possible?”) at the Tōhoku University of Art and Design.

Sakamoto Daisaburō whittling additions to his exhibition at Yamagata Bunshōkan.