"Shinjo Festival" is a summer festival held for three days from August 24th to 26th every year in Shinjo City, a former castle town in northern Yamagata Prefecture. “The best float in Japan...
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Rishakuji Temple in Yamagata Prefecture. Common name: Yamadera (Yamadera) was founded by Jikaku Daishi Ennin in 860 at the request of Emperor Seiwa...
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The history of Morioka dates back to the distant Heian period, when Sakanoue Tamuramaro, the Great Shogun of the Great Conqueror, built Shiba Castle. In the Nanbokucho period, it was connected to the Kai-Genji...
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In Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, there is Atago Shrine, which is a very old and venerable shrine. Atago Shrine is especially worshiped by local residents in the city, and a shrine is held every year...
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Sokushinbutsu. Even if life ends, they remain forever and watch over people. At the end of their training, monks voluntarily eat only nuts and wild vegetables...
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Kasuga Shrine in Kurokawa, Tsuruoka City, at the foot of Mt. Gassan, has been passed down as a Shinto Noh ritual by parishioners (farmers) for 500 years, and has been designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of the country.
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Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, was featured in the American newspaper New York Times as one of ``52 Places to Visit in 2023'', second only to London in the UK. ...
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Zao, which straddles Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures, is a famous mountain known nationwide for its symbol ``Okama'', winter sports, and frost-covered trees. Surprisingly little known...
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Mt. Gassan, Mt. Haguro, and Mt. Yudono are known as the ``Dewa Sanzan'' and are known as mountains of mountain worship. Mt. Gassan is from a previous life, Mt. Haguro is from this life, and Mt. Yudono is about happiness in the next life...
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The Rokugo area of Misato Town, Akita Prefecture, is home to one of Japan's most famous waters, known as the Rokugo Springs. Misato Town stretches north and south from Yuzawa City to Semboku City...
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