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Amber Day (Iwate Prefecture)

May 8th and 9thDay"Amberby three companies in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture: Kuji Amber Co., Ltd., Kamiyama Amber Crafts Co., Ltd., and ten-sen Co., Ltd., based on the wordplay of"ko (5) ha (8) ku (9)".

Amberis a bio-derived organic gemstone formed from fossilized sap secreted by ancient trees tens of millions of years ago.

The color is mainly golden to yellow, and"insect-containing amber,", has high academic value.

Yakushi Festival Plant Market (Yamagata Prefecture)

Every yearfrom May 8th to 10tharound Yakushi Park in Yakushi-cho, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecturethe Yakushi Festival Plant Marketis held

It is said to have originated when Yoshiaki Mogami, the 11th head of the Mogami clan and the first lord of the Yamagata Domain, called upon the residents to restore greenery to the castle town that had been destroyed by a great fire. This historical event has continued for over 400 years andJapan's three major plant markets,is considered one of

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