Yamagata (city)
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Yamagata is the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. As of 1 August 2023, the city had an estimated population of 242,505 in 103,165 households, and a po
Above:View of Kajō Park and Statue of Yoshiaki Mogami, Middle:Yamagata Hanagasa Festival, Yama-dera (Risshaku Temple), Bottom:Zaō Spa, Yamagata Prefectural Folk Museum (all items from left to right)
Yamagata city hall
Downtown Yamagata, on the Yamagataekimae Ōdōri (Prefectural Road 16)
Tōhoku region
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The Tōhoku region, Northeast region, Ōu region, or Northeast Japan consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It consists of six prefectures: Akita, Aomori, Fukushima
Yamagata (city)
…Yamagata (山形市, Yamagata-shi) is the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. As of 1 August 2023, the city had an estimated population of 242,505 in 103,165 households, and a population density of 636 persons…
Mōtsū-ji portrait of three generations of the Northern Fujiwara. The top is Fujiwara no Kiyohira, the right is Fujiwara no Motohira, the left figure is Fujiwara no Hidehira.
Cast iron teapots like this one sit atop stoves during the long winters in Tōhoku.
Aizuwakamatsu Castle after the Battle of Aizu, 1868 photograph
Mount Iwate dominates the city of Morioka