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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Mt. Chokai is loved by mountain climbing enthusiasts as one of Japan's top one hundr…

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

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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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The three sacred mountains of Dewa were opened over 1,400 years ago and are one of the o…

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Oranda Rice Cracker -- Yamagata Soul food Oranda Rice Crackers are made in the Shonai re…

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Zenpoji, as a temple that worships the dragon god, has attracted followers among people …

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

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

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

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Ikeda Sozaemon (trade name: Abumiya) was a wealthy merchant who prospered by operating a…

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