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Yamagata’s Hanagasa Festival Opens with Parade of Dancers, Decked in Flowery Hats

YAMAGATA — Women wearing kimono and holding hanagasa (flower hats) dance down the street in Yamag...

August 6, 2024

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Tours Offering Stunning Views of Rice Paddies Reflecting Morning Sun Set to Start in Yamagata Pref.

NAGAI, Yamagata — Seasonal tours that give participants a spectacular view of picturesque rice pa...

May 16, 2024

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Only One of its Kind in the World; Unique Cherry Blossoms at Their Peak

YAMAGATA — The blossoms of the miyamakasumi-zakura cherry tree, said to be the only one of its ki...

May 3, 2024

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New Shinkansen Bullet Train Test-Ride Event; E8 Series Train Cars are Bigger, Faster, More Comfortable

YAMAGATA — East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) held a test-ride event on Wednesday to offer passenge...

March 7, 2024

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Beauty Contest in Yamagata City to Accept Male Applicants for the First Time; Organizers Want to Ensure Diversity and Gender Equality

YAMAGATA — Female-only requirements for the Yamagata Hanagasa Festival beauty contest will be abolis...

February 17, 2024

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Rice Fields Adorned in Golden Hues

Harvested rice dries in the sun at the Owarabi terraced rice fields in Yamanobe, Yamagata Prefecture...

October 5, 2023

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Japan’s Largest Imoni Festival Held in Yamagata Amid 34.4 C Heat; Serves up 30,000 Dishes

YAMAGATA - A local fishery cooperative association in Yokohama, Aomori Prefecture, has decided to su...

September 18, 2023

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‘Yamagata Sake and Nibbles’ Event Held for 1st Time in 4 Years

YAMAGATA — A two-day event, in which visitors can taste more than 100 kinds of sake produced in Yama...

September 13, 2023

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Traditional Summer Dancing Festival in Yamagata Held for 1st Time Since 2019

YAMAGATA — The Yamagata Hanagasa Festival, a traditional summer evening event in Yamagata, began Sat...

August 6, 2023

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Ritual at Yamagata Resort Thanks ‘God of Hot Springs’

OKURA, Yamagata — Commemorating the discovery of certain hot springs, the Hijiori Kaito Sai (Hijiori...

August 2, 2023

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Shrine in Yamagata Pref. Celebrates Clean Air

ASAHI, Yamagata — The annual Air Festival got off the ground at Kuki Shrine in Asahi, Yamagata Prefe...

June 5, 2023

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University student volunteers for Ukrainian refugees

YAMAGATA — A Yamagata University student recently participated in a volunteer program supporting Ukr...

August 7, 2022

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Schoolgirls experience maiko culture in Yamagata event

YAMAGATA — High school students in maiko costumes strolled through the center of Yamagata City on Ma...

June 14, 2022

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Snow monsters

Snow-covered alpine trees stretch as far as the eye can see in Yamagata, where fine weather attracte...

January 27, 2022

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Female artisans carve new niche with shogi piece accessories

TENDO, Yamagata — A wide range of accessories made from shogi pieces crafted by a group of female ar...

December 13, 2021

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