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Travel back in time to classical Japan in Ginzan Onsen! The town is home to wooden hot s…

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Located on the border of Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures, the Zao Mountain Range has bee…

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Imoni is a traditional Tohoku stew of taro and meat. It is particularly popular in Yamag…

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The Midagahara Wetlands are wetlands located at an elevation of 1,400 meters at the eigh…

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Facing the Japan Sea, the unique topography of Mount Chokai rises dramatically from sea …

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While other ski resorts are closing, Gassan Ski Resort opens in April. The slopes are lo…

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Tsuruoka City Kamo Aquarium is located in an impressive modern white-walled building on …

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Zao is home to one of Japan’s largest ski resorts and the legendary hoar frosts kn…

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This local line runs about 30.5 km total in southern Yamagata Prefecture. You will see t…

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Mount Haguro, Mount Gassan and Mount Yudono, known as the Three Mountains of Dewa, have …

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Yamagata Prefecture is one of the few places in Japan where the weather conditions are p…

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At Ohsyo Fruits Farm, you can experience seasonal harvesting as shown in the table below…

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The Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival is held over two day on the second Saturday and Sunday …

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Built in 1893, the Sankyo Soko Storehouses continue to function today as rice storehouse…

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The Yura Coast is a picturesque stretch of shoreline featuring clear blue water and whit…

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Ginzan Hot Spring is one of the most famous hot springs in Yamagata Prefecture and throu…

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Atsumi Onsen is a hot spring brimming with nature that has prospered along the clear str…

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The wide sky and verdant forest. The Iide Dondendaira Lily Garden, the largest lily gard…

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Mount Haguro, Mount Gassan and Mount Yudono, known as the Three Mountains of Dewa, have …

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Yamagata Castle was constructed in 1592 by Yoshiaki Mogami, one of Tohoku’s promin…

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The Yonezawa Uesugi Festival is a period picture scroll that unfolds on a grand scale wi…

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The three-story pagoda of Akutsu Hachiman Shrine is illuminated every year. In 2021, as …

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Hijori Onsen is a hot spring district that still today retains the atmosphere of a tradi…

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The Denkoku-no-Mori Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum is a museum adjacent to Matsugasaki Park…

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There are six sokushinbutsu (monks who practice austerity to the point of death and mumm…

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Matsugasaki Park is located on the grounds of the former Yonezawa Castle. The water-fill…

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The Murayama Tokunai Festival takes place in Murayama city in Yamagata prefecture over t…

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Okama, the symbol of Zao, is a mysterious crater lake with a beautiful emerald green col…

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Kaikoji Temple is dedicated to two of the six sokushinbutsu (monks who practice austerit…

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The Taihokan is a Western-style building located in Tsuruoka Park which has been develop…

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Uesugike Byosho has a quiet and solemn appearance surrounded by a grove of cedar trees. …

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Uesugi Jinja Shrine was built on the grounds of the former Yonezawa Castle to enshrine K…

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Yunohama Onsen offers luxurious hot spring experiences at hotels facing the Sea of Japan…

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Sakata Festival is held from May 19 to 21 every year. It is a traditional festival that …

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The Shinjo Festival of Shinjo in Yamagata Prefecture has a history of more than 260 year…

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Farmers in Obanazawa have benn growing watermelons for 50 years and have long been using…