Are you familiar with "dashi," a traditional Yamagata Prefecture dish? Many of you probably already know about it! Dashi is a nutritious broth made with plenty of vegetables, such as cucumbers and eggplants.
As of 2025, the Yamagata Shinkansen "Tsubasa" mainly connects Tokyo Station with Yamagata Station or Shinjo Station in Yamagata Prefecture. Even if you're not particularly a train enthusiast, if you live in Yamagata or are visiting Yamagata...
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Yamagata Airport (Yamagata Prefecture) opened on June 8, 1964 (Showa 39) as Jinmachi Airport, with a 1,200m runway.
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Yamagata Cherry Day (Yamagata Prefecture) June 6th of each year is Yamagata Cherry Day, established by the JA Zennoh Yamagata. The number "6" resembles the silhouette of a cherry, and cherry trees are shipped in June...
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Kitekero-kun's Birthday (Yamagata Prefecture) Kitekero-kun, the tourism promotional mascot for Yamagata Prefecture, was born on May 22, 2013 (Heisei 25)....
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Saito Mokichi Memorial Day (Yamagata Prefecture) Today marks the birthday of Saito Mokichi, who wrote numerous tanka poems and essays as a poet from the Meiji to Showa periods and also worked as a psychiatrist. His birthday was May 14, 1882.
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Yakushi Festival Plant Market (Yamagata Prefecture) The Yakushi Festival Plant Market is held every year for three days from May 8th to 10th around Yakushi Park in Yakushi-cho, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture. The market was established in honor of the 11th head of the Mogami clan and first lord of the Yamagata domain...
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Amber Day (Iwate Prefecture) May 8th and 9th are celebrated as Amber Days, a pun on the Japanese kanji for "ko (5) ha (8) ku (9)" (ko (5) ha (8) ku (9)). Kuji Amber Co., Ltd., Kamiyama Amber Crafts Co., Ltd., and t...
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Amber Day (Iwate Prefecture) May 8th and 9th are celebrated as Amber Days, a pun on the Japanese kanji for "ko (5) ha (8) ku (9)" (ko (5) ha (8) ku (9)). Kuji Amber Co., Ltd., Kamiyama Amber Crafts Co., Ltd., and t...
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Jajamen Day (Iwate Prefecture): April 14th is designated as "Jajamen Day," a day to eat Morioka Jajamen noodles. This day was established by volunteers from Jajamen restaurants in Morioka. Established in 2011...
