Introducing Tsuruoka
Most travellers come here as an access point for the nearby Dewa Sanzan, but this former castle town in the middle of the Shōnai plain was once an important city in its own right, run by the Sakai-clan, one of feudal Yamagata’s most important families.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Sapporo-Tohoku-and on down to Tokyo (revised plan)
by Tokyo_girl 24 July 2010
I asked my husband who knows Tohoku reasonably well what he thought. He says, the first two sections are quite doable, though you will…
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Three weeks in Japan - October
by macolnio 10 June 2010
Hi all, I am planning my first time to Japan (although our story is quite long already), which is going to last 3 weeks from mid October.…
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RE: need some help planning a trip to Yamagata's Dewasanzen
by JapanTraveller 15 March 2010
Most interesting place to stay is at the foot of the Haguro-san, in one of many shukubo with accommodation for pilgrims and tourists.…
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