Yamagata Prefecture is known as the kingdom of fruits, with a higher yield than any other prefecture, including cherries, peaches, and grapes. While they are delicious eaten as they are, they are also great as desserts in parfaits and cakes.
Yamagata soba has gained strong support from rural soba fans all over the country for its stiff and fragrant properties. In particular, there are many famous restaurants in Murayama City, Oishida City, and Obanazawa City in Yamagata Prefecture, and are well known...
Yamagata Prefecture's most famous product is undoubtedly cherries. Yamagata Prefecture accounts for approximately 70% of the nation's cherry production, and the peak harvest season is in the summer, when the prefecture is bustling with people who come to pick cherries.
