Search results for Yamagata Prefecture
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Ginzan Onsen
- Yamagata
- This hot spring was made famous by the NHK television drama “Oshin”. Gas street lamps burn at night, and the closely packed w...
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Mt. Gassan, Midagahara Marsh
- Yamagata
- Midagahara Marsh, situated on the 8th station of Mt. Gassan, is well known as an alpine plant habitat and is sometimes called the "paradi...
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Okama Crater
- Miyagi
- A circular crater lake in the Zao mountain range is called ”Okama” due to its shape resembles a bowl. About 2,000 years ago, ...
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Chokai Blue Line
- Yamagata
- The Chokai Blue Line is a sightseeing road that runs between Yamagata and Akita Prefectures. Mt. Chokai is enveloped with vibrant red and...
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Maruike Pond
- Yamagata
- The pond, which is known by its name, “Maruike Pond”, is a tradional center of worship, as the fallen trees submerged in the ...
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Risshaku-ji Temple
- Yamagata
- A Tendai sect temple located in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture. As the ”temple of cutting away bad omens”, it is an impor...
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Zao juhyo forest(rime on trees)
- Yamagata
- Snow monsters? No, this is a phenomenon in which frost covers trees, and as ice and snow build-up on them they begin the resemble ”...
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Homma Museum of Art
- Yamagata
- This museum was opened in in 1947 to give comfort to the hearts of those who were affected by the trauma of World War II, while improvin...
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Kajo Park
- Yamagata
- This park was built around the ruins of Yamagata Castle, which was built by Kaneyori Shiba, the lord of that particular area. The outer m...
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Mount Haguro
- Yamagata
- One of the three mountains of Dewan (a domain between Akita and Yamagata) which includes Mount Gassan and Mount Yudono, Mount Haguro has ...