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

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

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

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

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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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Somaro has been opened by renovating the famous Somaya restaurant that was in business s…

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Shuhei Fujisawa is known as the writer of the original works of numerous movies includin…

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

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

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

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The Ken Domon Museum of Photography collects and displays approximately 70,000 works by …

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

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

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

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

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Ideha Cultural Museum is a museum located near the Zuijin Gate at the approach to Mt. Ha…

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

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

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

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Boasting the world's largest number of jellyfish exhibits (over 60 types), the "…

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

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

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

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

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Sajiemon Sato (Yamato Sakura) founded this sake brewery in 1890. Inheriting the old trad…

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A place of worship with an over 1,100-year history, Ryutakusan Zenpoji Temple is dedicat…

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◆Visit the Three Mountains of Dewa (Mt. Gassan, Mt. Haguro, and Mt. Yudono), which are s…

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Studio Sedic Shonai Open Set located at the foot of Mt. Gassan where nature extends out.…

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Shonai Hanko Chidokan is a school that was founded by the Sakai Clan in the Shonai Domai…

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This was originally the villa of the Homma wealthy merchant family in Sakata. In 1947, t…