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

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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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Risshaku-ji Temple is popularly known as Yamadera (Mountain Temple). The rocky mountain …

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

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

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Tobishima is a small island with a circumference of 10.2 kilometers. To visit, you will …

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

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Zao Onsen features abundant sulphuric hot spring water with strong acidity. The town&rsq…

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

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Mogami River is famous throughout Japan for its appearance in the poem “Samidare w…

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

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

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Sekiyama Waterfall is a 15-metre wide waterfall dropping 10 metres over a unique rocky s…

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

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These frost covered trees can only be found in specific regions and are unique in all of…

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Rent the shiroshouzoku (white robes) worn by the Yamabushi (ascetic monks who undergo in…

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Lina World is one of the largest amusement parks in Tohoku. It can be easily accessed fr…

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

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

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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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Shonai Sand Dunes are Japan’s longest dunes stretching 35 kilometres along the Sea…

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

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The Tsuruoka Tenjin Festival is a ritual taking place annually on 25 May at Tsuruoka Ten…

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Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture is famous as a producing area of shogi pieces. One of the m…

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Akayu Onsen has been open for around 920 years. It was visited by the feudal lord of the…

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

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The Honma family was the wealthiest merchant family in Japan between the 17th and mid-20…

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Takahata, where the Takahata Winery is located in the fruit kingdom of Yamagata, boasts …

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

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

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See the “snow monsters” called “juhyo” in Zao to witness a spect…

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Shojin ryori (cuisine made from vegetables and no meat or fish for the purpose of eating…

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Kaminoyama Onsen is called one of the three top hot springs in Ou together with Higashiy…

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Sakuranbo Higashine Onsen is a rural hot spring district. You can look out to mountains …

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Ichinotaki and Ninotaki Waterfalls Valley is a magnificent valley. It gathers the clear …

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