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About 4 hours from Tokyo. A trip to enjoy autumn leaves and hot springs in Zao Onsen, Yamagata Prefecture. Places visited: Zao Central Plateau, Dokko Numa, Fudo Falls. Places to pray to the gods: Water god of Dokko Numa, Fudo Falls, Daikoku-sama. Places to eat: forest in SANGORO (potato soup), Tanno Konnyaku S-Pal Yamagata (ball konnyaku), and ekiben. Place to stay: Hotel Waldberg in Sakaiya Mori.