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CLICK FOR INTERACTIVE MAPtemple of sacred mountain, Dewa Sanzan
lowailing138 Says: At the top of Mt. Haguro is the Dewa Sanzan Shrine, a lacquered building with the largest thatched roof in Japan. One can visit the shrine on foot, to start the...
Takitaro in town or go to Tsuroka: Nightlife?! Well there's not much but just enough
Teledude Says: See Takitaro in the restaurants section. For real nightlife you'll have to go to Tsuroka or Yamagata-shi where you can find just about anything you...
Teledude Says: In Asahi-mura, The only danger you'll have here is to be nuzzled by an overly friendly dog, or maybe to be invited to more dinners than you can accept by the...
Teledude Says: Ok this place is tiny but it has the only permanent bridge bungy jumping in Japan. It's gorgeous (yes I stole it from an Oregon travel brochure but it fits)...
Teledude Says: In Asahi-mura, your best bet is a bicycle or walking as it's very small. To go shopping, you can catch a bus to Tsuroka which isn't far but the bus only leaves...
Teledude Says: -Say hello to the locals! They all know each other and will know that you are from somewhere else. Be nice and say hello! Konichiwa for noon through evening,...
Teledude Says: Even way out in inaka, you can still find the national pastime known as Pachinko. It's an absurd waste of time and money...and sanity really. I can't stress...
Asahi-mura is about off the beaten path as can be.
Teledude Says: Hiking the countryside and mountains, head up to Tamugimata to see tradtional thatch-roof housing in a rural mountain setting and you can even stay there!
Takidaki (sp): Seafood and Soba!
Teledude Says: Takidaki is one of only two restaurants in the village. Mainly they serve fresh fish, seafood, sushi and noodles with sushi being the specialty. It's...
Konnyaku Bansho: Don't Miss the Konnyaku Food!
kazuhr Says: Konnyaku, Amorphophaiius Konjac, is well known as healthy food, very low calorie. You can enjoy many kinds of Konnyaku dishes, like Konnyaku sushi, Konnyaku...
Kaminoyama Castle and Tsukioka Park
kazuhr Says: The castle is in the park , where you can enjoy viewing Sakura (cherry blossoms). In mid-April they would be in full bloom every year. In a clead day , you can...
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The castle is in the park , where you can enjoy viewing Sakura (cherry blossoms). In mid-April they would be in full bloom every year. In a clead day , you can...
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First off, it's true I live in Yamagata-ken but in a small village in the western part of the ken called Asahi-mura. The whole region where I live is called the Shonai region or plain. Don't bother......
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Kaminoyama Onsen (Hot Springs)
Kamiyama city has been famous as Hot Springs for 500 years. It is within three hours from Tokyo station by bullet train (Tohoku Shinkansen). Only twelve minutes by local train from Yamagata station....
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