• Yamagata

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

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

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

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

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

• Yamagata

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

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

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• Yamagata

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

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

• Yamagata

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

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

• Yamagata

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

• Yamagata

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

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Hiyoriyama Park is a historic park in the port town of Sakata. The park is a popular sce…

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Eat warm ramen inside a large kamakura (a type of igloo residence with an altar enshrini…

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

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A sokushinbutsu is a self-mummified monk who cleanses their sins and impurities through …

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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 area offers a wide variety of slopes and courses with excellent powder snow and a fa…

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The four regions of Toyomaki, Takinosawa, Numanodai and Hirabayashi in the mountains of …

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

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

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Jakushoji Temple is a historic temple that was founded by Gyoki approximately 1,300 year…

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

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Try your hand at painting "Otakapoppo," a traditional craft handed down from g…

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• Yamagata

Experience authentic mountain training practices under the guidance of a real Yamabushi …

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Yumeria is a complex facility jointly established with Shinjo Station that serves as the…

• Yamagata

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

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

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Legend has it that the renowned priest Kobo Daishi discovered and named Tamasudare (bead…

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