Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture is a home to handicrafts. A variety of traditional crafts have been produced since ancient times, including safflower dyeing and woodworking. One of them is Yonezawa Tsumugi, which I previously introduced on NEFT. ...
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Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, is famous for its Inaho Express train and Dutch rice crackers. For those in Tokyo, it's likely they've never heard of either. The Inaho Express train runs from Niigata along the Sea of Japan...
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The Dewa Sanzan of Yamagata refers to Mount Haguro, Mount Yudono, and Mount Gassan. These three mountains are famous as places of Shugendo throughout Japan. At their core is Mount Haguro (the sig...
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One of Yamagata Prefecture's most famous spots is the Juroku Rakan Rocks. These rocks are rock-carved Buddha statues that have survived the rough waves for over 150 years, making them extremely rare even in Japan.
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The world of shogi has been extremely hot lately. Popular figures such as Kato Hifumi and Fujii 4-dan have emerged, and it's truly a shogi fever. The shogi-themed manga "March Comes in Like a Lion" has also been adapted into a live-action film...
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Hirashimizu is known as a pottery village among Yamagata. In this area, there is a spot where you can experience pottery at Hirashimizu ware, which has a history of 200 years. Hirashimizu ware originated in E...
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Yamagata Prefecture is famous nationwide as a kingdom of fruit. In Yamagata, you can enjoy a wide variety of fruits, including summer cherries, peaches, grapes, La France pears, apples, and persimmons. In particular...
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Cherries are the most representative fruits of Yamagata. I previously introduced Cherryland, where you can enjoy cherry picking. However, Yamagata has the second most popular fruit after cherry...
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Do you know about the woven fabric called "Yonezawa Tsumugi"? Yonezawa Tsumugi is a tsumugi weave that is popular among men and women of all ages, also known as "safflower tsumugi" and "Okitama Tsumugi". It uses only natural dyes such as safflower, making it vibrant...
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Yonezawa City in Yamagata Prefecture is famous for its particularly heavy snowfall. Taking advantage of this abundant snow, the Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival is held every year. The grounds of Uesugi Shrine and Matsugasaki Cape are the main...
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