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YAMAGATA HOTELSYamagata Hotels - GUARANTEED LOWEST RATES - Save up to 70% on Yamagata hotels. Yamagata Travel Guide - Yamagata attractions and Yamagata hotels.Yamagata (山形市; -shi, lit. mountain shape) is the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture which is located in the southwest corner of Tohoku (northeast) region, facing the Sea of Japan, on the Honshu island, Japan. Yamagata features great unspoilt mountain scenery, excellent skiing in winter, temples, distinctive local food, great onsen (hot springs) and many summer festivals.
Yamagata AttractionsYamadera TempleThe famed temple of Yamadera (Ryushakuji) lies within the city limits, 15 minutes by train from the center. Yamagata FestivalsThe hanagasa festival (花笠祭り; hanagasa matsuri), one of Tohoku's
major summer festivals, is held in the city every August. Yamagata
also hosts the bi-annual Yamagata International Documentary Film
Festival. An autumn tradition is imoni-kai (taro potato party). taro
potatoes, thin-sliced meat, and vegetables are boiled in a pot at
picnic spots. The banks of the Mamigasaki River are popular. Once a
year, the city government serves thousands from its giant imoni pot.
In the center of town west of the train station is the extensive
Kajo Koen (park), the grounds of the keep of feudal warlord Mogami
Yoshiaki. While most of the park is athletic fields and public
function buildings, the rebuilt walls, eastern main gate, and
surrounding moat of the former castle are impressive. The park is
filled with cherry blossoms and people in season. It contains a
small public museum with nice displays of natural and social
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