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Tendo Onsen, blessed with a location near the center of Yamagata Prefecture and excellen…

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Since ancient times, the Gassan Shizu Onsen has been lined with lodging houses for pilgr…

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

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

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

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You can visit Zao Jizoson at Jizo Sancho Station to pray for future success or you can t…

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

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【What is Yonezawa Beef?】Yonezawa Beef refers to beef cattle of the Japanese Black bree…

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

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

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

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

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

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[Shijikairo (Tohoku’s Four-Temple Pilgrimage)]A monk by the name of Jikaku Daishi …

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Every winter, a huge kamakura (a kind of straw-shaped house) about 3 meters high and 5 m…

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

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

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The slopes are close to the parking lot, and the spacious courses make the ski area safe…

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

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

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Enjoy activities unique to snow country at Yukiguni Wonderland, a 3-minute walk from the…

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Fruit Sato is cultivating various fruit in Sagae City, located in the center of Yamagata…

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Kaminoyama Castle (also known as Tsukioka Castle) is said to have been built by Takei (E…

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

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Yamagata Prefecture is famed for its sakuranbo cherries. To enjoy these cherries at thei…

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After visiting Japan's only iaido shrine dedicated to the founder of iaido, Shigenob…

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At Shirakawa Lake, located at the foot of the Iide mountain range, trees are submerged u…

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Famous for its fruits, Kaminoyama City in Yamagata Prefecture has a rich natural environ…

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This premium experience content allows visitors to see and experience Yonezawa's tra…

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[Natagiri Toge mountain pass] On May 17, 1689, or July 3 in the solar calendar, Matsuo B…

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Natagiritoge is said to be the toughest mountain pass of Oku-no-Hosomichi journeyed by M…

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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 mini tour takes you to the terraced rice paddies of Shikamura, one of the top 100 t…

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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 Chokai Blue Line is a sightseeing mountain road that rises from 0 meters to 1,100 me…

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Yonezawa textiles trace their origins to Uesugi Yoshinobu, who developed them as a cotta…

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

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

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