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Tendo Ningen Shogi 2026

Tendo Ningen Shogi 2026

Mid Apr

Tendo Ningen Shogi is a “Human Chess” event that occurs every April in the city of Tendo, Yamagata. Set under rows of blooming..

Yamagata 2 Free Entry
Japan Sea Cold Cod Festival 2027

Japan Sea Cold Cod Festival 2027

Mid Jan

Cold cod soup or dongara jiru is a popular winter dish in the Shonai region of Yamagata Prefecture, and the Japan Sea Cold Cod Festival..

Yamagata Free Entry
Mount Haguro

Mount Haguro

Alena Eckelmann

Mount Haguro is considered sacred by followers of Japan’s Shinto religion and of Shugendo, an ancient Japanese tradition of mo..

Yamagata 3
Yamadera Temple

Yamadera Temple

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Yamadera is a temple complex on a mountain top northeast of the city of Yamagata in the prefecture of the same name. Its official name is Risshakuji,..

Yamagata
The Uesugi Clan

The Uesugi Clan

Elena Lisina

The Uesugi Clan became famous for the motto "Justice". Places connected with the history of the clan include Kawanakajima, Kasugayama,..

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