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Amber Day (Iwate Prefecture)

May 8th and 9th "Amber Days by three companies in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture: Kuji Amber Co., Ltd., Kaminoyama Amber Crafts Co., Ltd., and Ten-sen Co., Ltd., based on the play on words "ko (5) wa (8) ku (9). "

Amber is an organic gemstone of biological origin, formed from the fossilized sap secreted by ancient trees tens of millions of years ago.

The color is mainly golden to yellow, and ``insect-containing amber'' , is highly academically valuable.

Yakushi Festival Plant Market (Yamagata Prefecture)

The Yakushi Festival Plant Market is held every year for three days from May 8th to 10th around Yakushi Park in Yakushi-cho, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture

It is said to have begun when Mogami Yoshimitsu, the 11th head of the Mogami clan and first lord of the Yamagata domain, called on the residents to bring back greenery to the castle town that had been destroyed in a major fire, and is a historic event that has continued for over 400 years. It is considered one of Japan's three largest flower market,

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