A temple of 860 scattered up a cliff face, reached by around a thousand stone steps through cedar and rock, ending at the Godaido platform looking out over the valley. Basho wrote one of his best known haiku here. About an hour on the JR Senzan Line, and note it is in Yamagata prefecture, not Miyagi. 500 yen for the mountain gate, 200 more for the treasure hall. Icy in winter.