{"id":67145,"date":"2026-07-30T14:57:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/06_0079\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T15:18:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T06:18:50","slug":"06_0079","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/06_0079\/","title":{"rendered":"Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion) is a very sacred place quietly tucked away on a steep slope of the Mogami River basin in Tozawa Village, a giant group of natural cedar giant trees estimated to be over 1,000 years old, drifting a mysterious atmosphere as its name suggests. The appearance of giant trees branching in multiple ways like strange forms invites visiting travelers to a different world. Completely away from urban busyness, walking through this forest wrapped in silence resets mind and body from the depths, bringing deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Touching the essence of Yamagata&#8217;s overwhelming great nature and facing yourself, spend a supreme experience that will be the best travel memory of your life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion) is a very sacred place quietly tucked away on a steep slope of the Mogami River basin in Tozawa Village, a giant group of natural cedar giant trees estimated to be over 1,000 years old, drifting a mysterious atmosphere as its name suggests. The appearance of giant trees branching in multiple ways like strange forms invites visiting travelers to a different world. Completely away from urban busyness, walking through this forest wrapped in silence resets mind and body from the depths, bringing deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Touching the essence of Yamagata&#8217;s overwhelming great nature and facing yourself, spend a supreme experience that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1305],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-yamagata"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion) (Yamagata) | Japan Travel Video Map - Viewdory<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion) is a very sacred place quietly tucked away on a steep slope of the Mogami River basin in Tozawa Village, a giant group\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/06_0079\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion) (Yamagata) | Japan Travel Video Map - Viewdory\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion) is a very sacred place quietly tucked away on a steep slope of the Mogami River basin in Tozawa Village, a giant group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/06_0079\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Viewdory\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-30T05:57:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-30T06:18:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ogp.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"V-trip admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"V-trip admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/06_0079\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/06_0079\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"V-trip admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5\"},\"headline\":\"Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion)\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-30T05:57:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-30T06:18:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/06_0079\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":123,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Yamagata\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/06_0079\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/06_0079\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/06_0079\\\/\",\"name\":\"Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion) (Yamagata) | Japan Travel Video Map - Viewdory\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-30T05:57:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-30T06:18:50+00:00\",\"description\":\"Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion) is a very sacred place quietly tucked away on a steep slope of the Mogami River basin in Tozawa Village, a giant group\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/06_0079\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/06_0079\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/06_0079\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u30db\u30fc\u30e0\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Viewdory\",\"description\":\"See Japan Before You Go.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Viewdory\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/Viewdory_logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/Viewdory_logo.png\",\"width\":697,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"Viewdory\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5\",\"name\":\"V-trip admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"V-trip admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion) (Yamagata) | Japan Travel Video Map - Viewdory","description":"Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion) is a very sacred place quietly tucked away on a steep slope of the Mogami River basin in Tozawa Village, a giant group","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/06_0079\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion) (Yamagata) | Japan Travel Video Map - Viewdory","og_description":"Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion) is a very sacred place quietly tucked away on a steep slope of the Mogami River basin in Tozawa Village, a giant group","og_url":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/06_0079\/","og_site_name":"Viewdory","article_published_time":"2026-07-30T05:57:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-30T06:18:50+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ogp.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"V-trip admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"V-trip admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/06_0079\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/06_0079\/"},"author":{"name":"V-trip admin","@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5"},"headline":"Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion)","datePublished":"2026-07-30T05:57:42+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-30T06:18:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/06_0079\/"},"wordCount":123,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Yamagata"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/06_0079\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/06_0079\/","url":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/06_0079\/","name":"Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion) (Yamagata) | Japan Travel Video Map - Viewdory","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-07-30T05:57:42+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-30T06:18:50+00:00","description":"Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion) is a very sacred place quietly tucked away on a steep slope of the Mogami River basin in Tozawa Village, a giant group","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/06_0079\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/06_0079\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/06_0079\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"\u30db\u30fc\u30e0","item":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Genso-no-Mori (Forest of Illusion)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/","name":"Viewdory","description":"See Japan Before You Go.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Viewdory","url":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Viewdory_logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Viewdory_logo.png","width":697,"height":696,"caption":"Viewdory"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5","name":"V-trip admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"V-trip admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/viewdory.com\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67145\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}