Tsuruoka City is located on the Sea of Japan side of Yamagata Prefecture and boasts the largest area in the Tohoku region. It has been famous as a tourist destination for a long time with its various attractions such as Dewa Sanzan, history, culture and nature, but recently it has become popular due to its many instagramable spots, especially the popular Kamo … [Read more...] about Kamo Aquarium, Yamagata
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Risshaku-ji Temple, Yamagata
Yamagata Prefecture's representative landmark "Yamadera Temple" is a temple that has a long history called Mt. Hoshu "Risshaku-ji Temple". Founding has an old history of 860 AD. There are 1,015 steps of stone steps along the mountainous terrain, which is full of expression, and it is also a training path where the annoyance disappears as you go one step further. The Yamadera … [Read more...] about Risshaku-ji Temple, Yamagata
Zao Frost Covered Tree Festival (Snow Monsters), Yamagata
Zao in Yamagata Prefecture known as the largest snow resort in the Tohoku region. "Juhyo" (Frost Covered Tree), which is also a representative of Zao, is a natural art brought about by the unique weather conditions of this region. It is also called "snow monster" because the appearance of trees covered with ice and snow looks like a monster. Juhyo is particularly fantastic as a … [Read more...] about Zao Frost Covered Tree Festival (Snow Monsters), Yamagata
Ginzan Onsen (Ginzan Hot Spring), Yamagata
"Ginzan Onsen" (Ginzan Hot Spring) where wooden inns built from the end of Taisho to the early Showa era is a popular tourist spot as a retro hot-spring town. There are many tourist attractions that make you feel the history around "Ginzan Onsen" which once had a history of being crowded as a silver mining site. In addition, there are many spots where you can enjoy nature … [Read more...] about Ginzan Onsen (Ginzan Hot Spring), Yamagata