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Yamagata Castle's main castle, Ichimonji gate

It's so big that the main castle is hazy and you can't see! Yamagata Castle, known as Kasumi Castle [Yamagata Prefecture]

Yamagata City is the prefectural capital of Yamagata Prefecture. Yamagata Prefecture is located in the Okitama region in the southern part, Murayama region in the central part, Mogami region in the northeastern part, and Shonai region along the Sea of ​​Japan...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.08.22

Jionji temple gate

[Sagae City, Yamagata Prefecture] Famous for Taiga dramas? What is “Mr. Oe” and Sagae City? Nagosha...

Sagae City is said to have ruled and developed by Oe, one of the important figures in the historical drama "Kamakura no 13 people." We would like to introduce you to the Nagoya temple "Jionji" located in Sagae City. Plus, hang out...

ikokeikoke2023.08.21

[Iitate Village, Fukushima Prefecture] The most beautiful village blessed with nature “Maina Village Iitate”

Iitate Village is a village surrounded by beautiful nature on a plateau at an altitude of 400m in the northern part of the Abukuma Mountains. Iitate Village coexists with rich nature and joins the "Japan's most beautiful village alliance"...

natsukinatsuki2023.08.18

Gassan Plateau

[Shonai region, Yamagata prefecture] Travel back in time during summer vacation! Movie location set in Shonai...

The film location set in the Shonai region of Yamagata Prefecture is a hot topic as it is a period drama, and it has become a hot topic for enjoying the feeling of going back in time. The location is surrounded by nature and nearby...

ikokeikoke2023.08.17

"Masuda-cho, Yokote City" is a preservation area lined with unique merchants with built-in houses [Akita Prefecture]

The distinctive feature of Masuda's townscape is that even though it is called a "city town," even when strolling through the townscape, there is no one that looks like a "city". On the streets there were merchants from the Edo period to the early Showa era...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.08.16

Delaware from Yamagata

[Okitama area, Yamagata prefecture] Delaware is a small grape but extremely sweet. Production amount...

When you think of grapes, you might imagine them as autumn fruits, but did you know that there are delicious grapes that reach their peak in time for the Obon festival in August? In Okitama, where grape cultivation is popular, high-grade grapes are...

ikokeikoke2023.08.15

Nezugaseki

[Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture] Camping and overnight drying squid making experience! Nezugaseki is gaining popularity...

The Natsugaseki, which is said to have been passed by Matsuo Basho, was located in the southwestern part of Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, on the border with Niigata Prefecture, and when Yamagata Prefecture was called Oshu (Mutsu Province, Dewa Province), it was a place where the Oshu three-seki centre, Shirakawa Seki...

ikokeikoke2023.08.14

Zuiganji Temple (entrance)

Zuiganji Temple, a temple revived by Date Masamune, located in Matsushima, Japan's three-scenestors of Japan [Miyagi Prefecture]

Zuiganji is a Rinzai sect temple located in Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi Prefecture, and its official name, including the mountain name, is Shoto Seiryuzan Zuigan Enpuku Zenji. "day...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.08.14

Autumn leaves of Mt. Kurikoma

Kurikoma foot Geopark learned from large-scale landslide disasters [Miyagi Prefecture]

Mt. Kurikomayama is a volcano at an altitude of 1,626m, located on the border of Miyagi, Iwate and Akita prefectures. In Iwate Prefecture, it is also known as Sukawa-dake. It belongs to the Nasu Volcanic Belt, and...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.08.10

[Akita Prefecture] 5 recommended beaches in Akita! The highlight is the view of the sunset over the Sea of ​​Japan!

There are many beaches in Akita Prefecture, long north and south facing the Sea of ​​Japan, and beaches that opened as early as July 6th, and in 2023, all 15 beaches in the prefecture were able to open the sea...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.08.09

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