All of the beaches in Yamagata Prefecture are located in Yusa Town, Sakata City, and Tsuruoka City in the Shonai region on the Sea of Japan side. This region consists of the Dewa Mountains to the east, the Asahi Mountains to the south, and Tori to the north...
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Oishida Town is located almost in the center of Yamagata Prefecture, and is a town with a prosperous agricultural industry, represented by rice and watermelon, which flows through the central part of the Mogami River. Specialty...
Tobishima is Yamagata Prefecture's only remote island, floating in the Sea of Japan off the coast of Sakata City. The area is approximately 2.75 square km and the circumference is approximately 10 km. Population is 169 people (December 2020...
Do you know “Noshiume”, a famous Yamagata confectionery? It looks like jelly and looks like a children's candy, but it is actually a Japanese sweet with a long history.
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There are two dams in Nagai City, Yamagata Prefecture. They play important roles, such as providing electricity (power plants) that are essential to citizens' lives and regulating floods caused by heavy rain. Da...
Narageshuku is a post town on the Ushu Highway. Ushu Kaido is the Edo Five Road, which connects Edo and Mutsu Province on the Pacific side...
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...
The Okitama region, which was ruled by the former Yonezawa clan, including Yonezawa City, is dotted with hot springs connected to the Uesugi family. The Uesugi family is the first...
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...
At Kasuga Shrine in Kurokawa, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, at the foot of Mt. Gassan, it was passed down as a ritual by parishioners (peasants) for 500 years and was designated as an important intangible folk cultural property in the country...
