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秋田県 · Tourism

Yokote Kamakura

横手市県南

A water deity is enshrined in a snow hut, and sweet amazake is served inside.

秋田県 · Tourism

Hinai Jidori

大館市県北

One of the three great native chicken breeds of Japan. It makes the broth for kiritanpo hotpot.

秋田県 · Tourism

GAO

男鹿市中央

Tanks that reach out over the Japan Sea. It keeps polar bears.

山形県 · Tourism

Mogamigawa

大石田町村山

Small shrines praying for safe passage are dotted along the river.

山形県 · Tourism

Sakata Hiyoriyama

酒田市庄内

The hill where kitamaebune waited for a wind. A place for reading direction became a place of worship as well.

山形県 · Tourism

Shonai Han

鶴岡市庄内

The heart of the Tsurugaoka Castle site. The frame of the castle town is still visible.

山形県 · Tourism

Yamadera Okunoin

山形市村山

The hall at the top of 1,015 steps. The valley of Tachiyazawa opens out below.

山形県 · Tourism

Ginzan Onsen

尾花沢市村山

Wooden inns from the Taisho era line both banks of the river. Gas lamps are lit at night.

山形県 · Tourism

Hanagasa Matsuri

山形市村山

Dancers spin hats decorated with safflower.

山形県 · Tourism

Zao Snow Monsters

山形市村山

The snow monsters. One of the few large fields of frost-covered trees anywhere in the world.

山形県 · Tourism

Mogami River Cruise

戸沢村最上

The river Basho described as gathering the summer rains and running fast. The boatmen sing.

山形県 · Tourism

Yamadera

山形市村山

Chikara konnyaku and tama konnyaku. Custom says you eat before you climb.

山形県 · Tourism

Zao Onsen

山形市村山

A strongly acidic sulphur spring, said to have been opened 1,900 years ago.

山形県 · Tourism

Yonezawa Beef

米沢市置賜

One of the three great wagyu of Japan. An English teacher is credited with making it known.

山形県 · Tourism

Tobishima

酒田市庄内

The only inhabited island in Yamagata, and a staging post for migrating birds.

山形県 · Tourism

Kaminoyama-jo

上山市村山

Called one of the fine castles of Dewa. The castle town is known for its scarecrow festival.

山形県 · Tourism

Sanno Club

酒田市庄内

A restaurant of the kitamaebune era. It displays kasafuku hanging ornaments.

山形県 · Tourism

Tendo Shogi Piece

天童市村山

Most of the shogi pieces made in Japan come from here. The stage of human shogi.

福島県 · Tourism

Miharu Takizakura

三春町中通り

A weeping cherry said to be more than a thousand years old. One of the three great cherry trees of Japan, and the tree itself has long been revered.

福島県 · Tourism

Nakoso no Seki

いわき市浜通り

One of the three barriers of the north. A frontier place written into poetry for centuries.

福島県 · Tourism

Nisshinkan

会津若松市会津

The site of the Aizu domain school. The Ju no Okite was the code for the sons of samurai.

福島県 · Tourism

Tsuruga-jo

会津若松市会津

It withstood a month-long siege in the Boshin War. A keep with red tiles.

福島県 · Tourism

Ouchi-juku

下郷町会津

Thatched houses line both sides of the road. A post town on the Aizu Nishi Kaido.

福島県 · Tourism

Goshikinuma

北塩原村会津

A group of ponds formed by the eruption of Mount Bandai. Each holds water of a different colour.