Yamagata Prefecture - Prefectura de Yamagata

The Yamagata prefecture[1] (山形県 Yamagata-ken) is located in the region of Tohoku over the island of Honshu in Japan.

Understands

Yamagata Prefecture is the largest producer of cherries and pears in Japan.

History

Yamagata Prefecture and Akita were known as Dewa Province until the Meiji Restoration.

Weather

The climate of Yamagata Prefecture is characterized by long, hot, humid summers and snowy winters.

Cities

Yamagata - the capital of the prefecture with a population of approximately 250,000
Obanazawa - hot springs and a tremendous snowfall.
Sakata —
Shinjo - an agricultural town, where the shinkansen ends
Tsuruoka —
Kaminoyama - famous for hot springs
Yonezawa —

Other destinations

Yamadera - Buddhist temple carved out of solid rock

To get

By plane

Yamagata airportYou can get there from Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo by Japan Airlines.
Shonai airportYou can get there from Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo by All Nippon Airways.

By train

The Yamagata Shinkansen (山形新干线), provides service between Tokyo Y Shinjo in Yamagata Prefecture on the Tōhoku Shinkansen tracks and the OU Main Line.

Idiom

Yamagata Prefecture is known for its local Yamagata-ben dialect.

Watch

Yamagata is a prefecture of abundant nature.Yamadera (山寺)

Do

Parties and events

The Yamagata Prefecture has a number of annual festivals and events.

The largest is the Hanagasa matsuri (花笠祭り) that takes place in the city of Yamagata, the first weekend of August.
In September, Yamagata Prefecture is famous for its Imoni Festival (芋煮会), a popular potato stew in northern Japan during the fall.

To eat

The imoni (芋煮) is a type of thick potato and meat soup.
Soba (蕎麦?) Is very popular in Yamagata. There are many soba restaurants, each with its own specialties.

To drink

Nihonshu, Japanese sake. You can find many brands of locally produced sake in stores and restaurants.